synonyms and antonyms words - grammarvocab

Synonyms and Antonyms Words

Words Synonyms Antonyms

abandon desert, forsake keep

Abash disconcert, rattleuphold,

discompose

Abatemoderate, decrease

aggravate

Abbreviateshorten,

condenselengthen, increase

Ability skill, aptitudeincompetence,

inability

Abjectdespicable,

servilecommendable, praiseworthy

Abjureforsake,

renounceapprove, sanction

ablecapable, qualified

incapable

abolish abrogate, annual setup establish

abortivevain,

unproductiveproductive



aboundflourish,

proliferatedeficient, destitute

above overhead below

absolve pardon, forgive compel, accuse

abundant ample, sufficientscanty,

insufficient

accordagreement,

harmonydiscord

accurate correct, right wrong

achieveaccomplish,

attainfail

acrimonyharshness, bitterness

courtesy, benevolence

activeenergetic,

animated, livelylethargic, idle,

sluggish

acumenawareness, brilliance

stupidity, ignorance



adamant firm, unyieldingmaneuverable,

yielding

add increase, total subtract

adequatesufficient,

enough, ampleinsufficient,

sparse

adhere comply, observe condemn, disjoin

adherent follower, disciple rival, adversary

adjourn postpone, recessrecommence,

continue

adjunct joined, addedseparated, subtracted

admonish counsel, reproveapprove, applaud

adult grown-up child

adversitymisfortune,

calamityprosperity,

fortune



afraidfrightened,

scaredcourageous,

brave

after following, next before

aggressiveassertive, pushy,

militantpassive, peaceful

aid help, assist hinder

alienforeigner, outsider

native, resident

allay pacify, soothe aggravate, excite

alleviate abate, relieveaggravate, enhance

allure entice, fascinate repulse repel

always forever never

amateur beginner, novice professional



ambitious aspiring, driven lazy, indifferent

amplifyaugment, deepen

lessen, contract

antagonizeprovoke, embitter

soothe, tranquilize

apparent obvious, evident hidden, obscure

approveaccept, ratify,

endorsedisapprove,

censure

arraignincriminate,

indictexculpate,

pardon

arrive reach, come depart, leave

arroganthaughty, stuck-

uphumble, modest

artificial fake, synthetic real, authentic

ascend climb escalate descend, decline



ask question, inquire answer

atrociousdreadful,

contemptible, vile

kind, wonderful

audacityboldness, courage

mildness, cowardice

authenticaccurate, credible

fictitious, unreal

average ordinary, fairunusual,

exceptional

awfuldreadful, atrocious

pleasant

awkwardclumsy,

uncoordinatedgraceful

axiom adage, truismabsurdity, blunder

baffle astound, faze facilitate, clarify

banprohibit, forbid,

outlawallow, permit



barbarousfrustrate, perplex

civilized

baroque florid, gilt plain, unadorned

barren desolate, sterile damp, fertile

barrierbarricade, obstacle

link, assistance

base vulgar, coarse summit, noble

bashful shy, timidoutgoing, assured

batty insane, silly sane

bawdy erotic, coarse decent, moral

beautifulpretty, attractive,

lovelyugly

befogged becloud, dim clear headed



beginning start, initiate finish, end

believe trust, accept doubt, distrust

below under, lower above

beneficialhelpful, useful, advantageous

harmful, adverse

benevolentbenign,

generousmalevolent,

miserly

benignfavorable, friendly

malignant, cruel

best finest, choice worst

bewitchingalluring,

charmingrepulsive, repugnant

bind predicament release

birth beginning death, end



bleak austere, blank bright, cheerful

blend combine, mix separate

blunt dull, insensitive keen, sharp

boisterousclamorous,

rowdyplacid, calm

bold adventurous timid

bottom base, foundation top

bravecourageous, bold, heroic

cowardly, timid

break fracture, burst repair, heal

brief short, concise long

brittle breakable, crisp tough, enduring



broad wide, expansive narrow

bustlecommotion,

tumultslowness, quiet

busy active, engaged idle, lazy

buy purchase sell

calamityadversity,

misfortunefortune

calculating canny, devious artless, honest

callousobdurate, unfeeling

compassionate

calmquiet, tranquil,

stillexcited

calumny defamation commendation

camouflage cloak, disguise reveal



candid blunt, bluff evasive

capable competent, ableincompetent,

inept

captivate charm, fascinate disillusion offend

captivity imprisonment freedom, liberty

capture apprehend free, release

care concern neglect

carefulcautious, watchful

careless, reckless

carnal earthly, fleshly spiritual

catholic generic, liberal narrow- minded

cease stop, discontinue continue



celebrated acclaimed unknown

cement plaster, mortar disintegrate

censurerebuke,

reprimandpraise,

acceptance

certain positive, sure uncertain

charming delightful obnoxious

chaste virtuous, pure sullied, lustful

chastise punish cheer, encourage

cheap competitive, dear,

unreasonable

chilly cool, nippy warm

chubby plump, pudgy thin, skinny



clandestine covert, furtive open, legal

clarify explain, simplify confuse

classic simple, typical romantic

close shut, fasten open

coarse bawdy, boorish fine, chaste

colossal enormous tiny

combine bled, unite, join separate

comic clown, ester tragic, tragedian

comical amusing, funny tragic, sorrowful

compact bunched, thick loose, diffuse



compassionkindness, sympathy

cruelty, barbarity

competentcapable, qualified

incompetent

complex complicated simple

comprehend understand confuse

compress abbreviate amplify, expand

comprise include, contain reject, lack

concede yield, permit deny, reject

conceit egotism modesty

concord agreement discord

concrete real, tangible abstract, flimsy



concur agree, cooperate disagree

condemncensure,

denounceapprove

condense compress expand, enlarge

confess admit deny

confident bold, undaunteddiffident, cowardly

confine contain, enclose free, release

conflict fight, battle peace, harmony

conflict oppose, differ agree

conform comply, submit dissent, dispute

confuse complicate clarify



congestedovercrowded,

stuffedempty, unfilled

connect join, link, attachseparate,

disconnect

conscientious scrupulousneglectful,

careless

conscious aware, cognizantunaware,

unconscious

consecutive successive interrupted

consent agree, permit object disagree

consequence effect, outcome origin, start

conservativecautious, restrained

radical, extreme

considerate thoughtfulthoughtless,

selfish

consolidate centralize, fortify weaken



conspicuousprominent,

obviousconcealed,

hidden

constantlyalways,

continuallyscarcely, seldom

contaminatepollute, defile,

infectpurify

contempt scorn, disregard regard, praise

contented satisfied, pleaseddissatisfied,

unhappy

continuepersist,

perseverediscontinue, stop

contradict deny, oppose approve, confirm

contrarydissimilar, conflicting

similar, alike

convalescerecuperate,

recover, healrelapse

convenient handy, accessible inconvenient



conventionalcustomary, traditional

unusual

correctaccurate, right,

properwrong, incorrect

courage bravery, valor cowardice

courteous polite, civil rude

courtesygenerosity, reverence

disdain, rudeness

cover conceal, hide expose

cozycomfortable, snug, homey

uncomfortable

cranky cross, irritable good-humored

crazy insane, daft, mad sane

creationformation, foundation

destruction



cruelmean, heartless,

ruthlesskind, humane

cry sob, weep laugh

cunning acute, smart nave, coarse

dally loiter, linger rush

damagehurt, impair,

harmremedy, repair

dangerous unsafe safe

daring bold, audacious cautious

dark dismal, black light

dawndaybreak,

sunriseevening

dead lifeless, deceased alive, active



decay rot, spoil bloom, flourish

deceitdeception,

artificeveracity, sincerity

decipher interpret, revealmisinterpret,

distort

deduct subtract, remove add

defend protect, shield attack, assault

defilecontaminate,

pollutepurify, sanctity

defray spend, paydisclaim, repudiate

defy resist, challenge obey, comply

deliberatecautious,

intentionalrash, sudden

delicate fragile, dainty sturdy



demolish ruin, devastate repair, construct

denounceblame, censure,

indictcommend

densethick, heavy, compressed

sparse, empty

depart leave, exit arrive

deposit store, place withdraw

deprive despoil, divest restore, renew

deride mock, tauntinspire,

encourage

derogatory sarcastic, criticallaudatory,

appreciative

desolate barren, forsaken dense, verdant

despairdepression,

miserycontentment,

hope



destitute poor, penniless wealthy

destroyruin, wreck, devastate

restore

destructive catastrophiccreative,

constructive

detach separate attach

deter hinder, prevent encourage

determined sure, convinced doubtful

die expire, perish live

different distinct, unlike same, alike

difficult hard, challenging easy

dilute weaken, thin strengthen



diminishcurtail, lessen,

decreaseincrease, amplify

dirty soiled, messy clean

disagree differ, dispute agree

disdain detest, despise approve, praise

dispute debate, oppose agree

dissuaderemonstrate,

counselincite, persuade

diverse different, distinct same, similar

divide separate, split unite

docile pliable, pliantheadstrong,

obstinate

dormant sleeping, inactive awake, active



doubt mistrust, dispute believe

drab dull, lifeless bright

drasticsevere, extreme,

toughmild, moderate

dreadfulterrible,

unpleasantsplendid, super

dry arid, parched wet

dubiousdoubtful,

questionablecertain

dull blunt, dreary sharp, bright

dumb stupid, dense smart

dwarfdiminutive,

petitehuge, giant

eager keen, acquisitiveindifferent, apathetic



earlypremature, beforetime

late

easy simple hard

eccentric peculiar, unusual normal

eccentricstrange,

abnormalnatural,

conventional

eclipsediminution,

dimmingshine, eclipse

ecstasydelight,

exultationdespair, calamity

ecstasyjoy, rapture,

elationsadness,

depression

effacedestroy,

obliterateretain, maintain

eloquenceexpression,

fluencyhalting,

stammering

earlypremature, beforetime

late



empty drain, unload fill

encourage promote discourage

encumbrance hindranceincentive, stimulant

endeavor undertake cease, quit

enemy opponent, foe ally, friend

enjoy like, appreciate dislike, hate

enlarge expand, magnify reduce, shrink

enormousvast, immense,

colossaltiny, microscopic

enoughsufficient, ample,

plentyinsufficient

entirely wholly partly



epitome precise, exampleincrement, expansion

equivocal uncertain, hazy obvious, lucid

eradicate destroy secure, plant

eternal alwaystemporary,

passing

evidentapparent,

obvious, cleardoubtful, vague

evilbad, wrong,

wickedgood

exceptional remarkableordinary,

commonplace

excite arouse, provoke compose, calm

exhilaratedoverjoyed,

ecstatic, elateddepressed,

dejected, sad

explicit exact, distinctindefinite,

unclear



exquisite delightfulrevolting, repulsive

exterior outside, outer interior

extravagant extreme meager

fabricateconstruct, produce

destroy, dismantle

fabulousmarvelous,

amazingunexciting

face confront, meet avoid

fair honest, just unjust, unfair

fake imitation, phony real, genuine

fallacy delusion veracity, truth

false incorrect, untrue true



falter stumble, demur persist, endure

fanatical narrow-minded liberal, tolerant

fancy elaborate simple, plain

fantasticincredible, outrageous

ordinary, usual

fast rapid, quick slow

fat chubby, plump thin

fatal deadly, mortal

fatigue tire, exhaust

feasible possible impossible

feeble weak, frail strong



ferocious fierce, savage tame, gentle

fertilefruitful,

productiveunproductive,

barren

feud strife, quarrelharmony, fraternity

few many

fictionfantasy, untruth,

mythtruth

fill load, pack empty

fix mend, repair break

flaw defect, fault perfection

flimsyfrail, fragile,

delicatesturdy, strong

flippant impudent, sassy polite, respectful



fluctuate deflect, vacillate stabilize, resolve

fluid liquid solid

foe enemy friend

follow succeed, trail lead, precede

forbid prohibit, ban, bar encourage

forgive pardon, excuse

former previous, earlier latter

forsake desert, renounce hold, maintain

fraction part, portion whole

fragile weak, infirm enduring, tough



frank candid evasive

frantic violent, agitated subdued, gentle

frenzy fury, rageserenity, calmness

fresh unused, new old, stale

friend comrade, buddy enemy

frigid freezing, frosty warm, hot

frivolous trivialimportant,

serious

front fore back

frugalityeconomy,

providencelavishness,

extravagance

full packed, stuffed empty



furious angry, enraged calm, placid

future coming, tomorrow past

gain acquire, obtain lose

gallantchivalrous,

statelyungentlemanly

gather collect scatter, disperse

gaudyshowy, garish,

vulgartasteful, refined

gauntscrawny, skinny,

thinoverweight,

plump

generosity altruism, bounty stinginess, greed

generous giving, selfless selfish, stingy

gentle tender, mild rough, harsh



genuine absolute, factual spurious

gigantic immense tiny, minute

give donate, present take, receive

gladhappy, pleased,

delightedsad, unhappy

gloomy dark, dismal cheery, bright

glorious splendid terrible, awful

glory dignity, renown shame, disgrace

glut stuff, satiate starve, abstain

goodnice, fine, well-

behavedbad, awful

gorgeous ravishing hideous



gracious courteousrude,

unforgiving

gratitude thankfulness ungratefulness

great outstanding insignificant

grisly disgusting pleasing

grudge hatred, aversion benevolence

guile cunning, deceithonesty,

frankness

hamper retard, prevent promote

hamstrung cripple debilitatestrengthen, encourage

handy useful inconvenient

hapless unfortunate fortunate, lucky



harass irritate, molest assist, comfort

hard firm, solid soft, easy

harmony conformity discord, discord

hastyabrupt,

impetuousleisurely

hate loathe, detest love

haughtyarrogant, pompous

humble, submissive

hazard peril, danger conviction

help aid, assist hinder, thwart

heretic non-conformist conformable

hideous frightful attractive



high elevated, lofty low

holdgrasp, grip,

retainrelease,

discharge

honest truthful, sincereuntruthful, insincere

honoradoration, reverence

denunciation, shame

hospitablewelcoming,

cordial, graciousrude, unfriendly

hostile antagonistic friendly, cordial

hugevast, immense,

greatsmall, tiny

humblemodest,

unpretentiousvain, showy

humiliateembarrass, disgrace,

honor, dignify

humilityresignation,

fawningboldness, pride



hypocrisydeception, pharisaic

sincerity, frankness

identical alike, duplicate different, varied

idle inactive, lazy busy, ambitious

ignorantuninformed,

unawareknowledgeable

immaculateexquisite,

impeccabledefiled,

tarnished

immaturechildish,

inexperiencedmature, adult

immense huge, enormouspuny,

insignificant

immersesubmerge,

involveemerge, uncover

imminentimpending,

brewingdistant, receding

immune resistant, exempt susceptible



impairdiminish,

deterioraterestore, revive

impartial just, unbiasedprejudiced,

biased

impatient eager, anxious, intolerant patient

impedimenthurdle,

obstructionassistant,

concurrence

impenitentuncontrived,

obduraterepentant

imperativecompulsory,

crucial, mandatory

unnecessary, optional

imperfectmarred,

defective, faultyperfect, flawless

impetuousimpulsive, rash,

recklessrestrained,

careful

impiousirreligious,

unholypious, devout

importantsignificant, meaningful

unimportant, meaningless



impulsive flaky, impetuouscautious, deliberate

impute attribute, ascribeexculpate, support

inclinationdisposition,

affectionindifference, disinclination

incompetentinefficient, unskilled

dexterous, skilled

incongruousinappropriate,

absurdcompatible, harmonious

independentself-reliant,

autonomousdependent,

unsure

indifferentequitable, haughty

partial, biased

indigentdestitute,

impoverishedrich, affluent

inevitableunavoidable, ascertained

unlikely, doubtful

inferiorlesser,

substandardsuperior



infringe violate, encroach comply, concur

infuriateenrage, agitate,

provokesoothe, clam

ingeniousclever, creative,

originalunoriginal, dull

innocentguiltless, blameless

guilty

insanecrazy, deranged,

madsane

insinuate allude, hintconceal,

camouflage

insipid tasteless, vapiddelicious, luscious

insolventindigent, destitute

wealthy, solvent

instill inculcate, inject eradicate, extract

insufficientinadequate,

deficientadequate, enough



intelligentbright, sensible,

rationalignorant, dense

interestingenchanting,

rivetingdull,

uninteresting

interestingprovocative, engrossing

dull, boring

intermittentsporadic, periodic

regular, continual

internal inner, inside external, outer

intolerantbigoted,

prejudicedunderstanding,

accepting

intricatetangled,

complicatedregulated,

orderly

intriguescheme,

conspiracycandor, sincerity

intriguingfascinating, enthralling

uninteresting, dull

intrinsicgenuine,

fundamentalextraneous, incidental



invectiveaccusation,

censureapproval,

acclamation

invincibleunconquerable,

impregnableeffeminate,

languid

irrelevantinappropriate,

unrelated

relevant,pertinent,applicable

irrepressibleirresistible, unconfined

composed, hesitant

irritateannoy, agitate,

provokesoothe, calm

jaded tired, exhaustedrenewed, recreated

jejune dull, boringinteresting,

exciting

joinconnect, unite,

link

separate, disconnect,

detach

jollymerry, jovial,

joyfulsad, grim, glum

jovialfrolicsome,

cheerfulsolemn, morose



jubilantoverjoyed, delighted

dejected, depressed

judiciousthoughtful,

prudentirrational, foolish

just honest, impartial unequal, unfair

justifydefend,

exculpateimpute, arraign

juvenile young, tenderdotage,

antiquated

keen sharp, poignant vapid, insipid

keepsave, protect,

guarddiscard, lose

kindconsiderate,

tendermean, cruel,

inconsiderate

kindred relation, speciesunrelated, dissimilar

knavedishonest, scoundrel

paragon, innocent



knell death knellreconstruction,

rediscovery

knottycomplicated

difficultsimple,

manageable

lament mourn, grieve rejoice, celebrate

languidsluggish, apathetic

energetic, spirited

large big, massive small, little

last final, end first, beginning

lavishabundant, excessive

scarce, deficient

lax slack, careless firm, reliable

least fewest, minimum most, maximum

legible readable, clearillegible,

unreadable



lenient lax, unrestrained, harsh, strict

liableaccountable,

boundunaccountable,

apt to

liberalmagnanimous,

generousstingy, malicious

linger loiter, prolong hasten, quicken

listless lethargic, tired active, energetic

logicalsensible, sane,

rationalillogical,

unreasonable

long lengthy short

loose slack, limp tight

lucid sound, rational obscure, hidden

lunacydelusion, insanity

normalcy, sanity



lure attract, seduce repel

lusciouspalatable, delicious

unsavory, tart

luxuriantprofuse,

abundantscanty, meagre

luxuriousextravagant,

elegantmeager, scanty

magnify expand, enlarge reduce, minimize

malicevengefulness,

grudgegoodwill, kindness

mandatoryimperative,

requisiteoptional

masculinegallant,

strappingfeminine, meek

maximumgreatest,

uppermostminimum, least

meager scanty, sparseabundant, generous



meanunkind,

maliciouspleasant, nice

mediocrefair, moderate,

so-sooutstanding

mend repair, fix break

merit stature, assetdemerit, dishonor

migrantdrifting, traveling

stationary, immovable

militantcombative, aggressive

peaceful

minor lesser, inferior major

miraculousmarvelous,

extraordinaryordinary, trivial

mirth merriment, fun gloom, sadness

mischievous naughty, impish well-behaved,



misfortunehardship,

catastrophegood luck,

fortune

mitigate alleviate, relieveaugment enhance

mobilemoveable, changeable

immobile, stationary

moderatetemperate,

lenient, mediumextreme, harsh

modesthumble,

courteousarrogant, pompous

molest harass, tease console, soothe

mollifyappease, assuage

irritate, infuriate

momentousimportant, powerful

unimportant, insignificant

momentous notable, eventfultrivial,

insignificant

monotonous boring, tedious interesting



obeymind, heed,

complydisobey, resist

obligingcomplaisant,

willingmulish, obstinate

obliviousunconscious, preoccupied

mindful, aware

obnoxiousoffensive,

abominablepleasant, pleasing

obscure arcane, vague prominent

observe examine, study ignore, disregard

obsolete extinct, dated stylish, vogue

obstinatestubborn, adamant

pliable, flexible

obstruct impede, prevent hasten

obtain access, inherit forfeit

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