Antonyms & Synonyms

In our school days we would have gone through words like meanings and opposites. They have been updated with new terms like synonyms and antonyms. But what’s the difference between synonym and meaning? The answer is meaning gives you just the meaning in few describing words. But synonyms gives you the exact equivalent word for the given word. It applies for antonym too.

An antonym is a word that is the opposite meaning of another. It comes from the Greek words “anti” for opposite and “onym” for name. Since language is complex, people may at times, disagree on what words are truly opposite in meaning to other words.

Achieve x Fail
Idle x Active
Afraid x Confident
Ancient x Modern
Arrive x Depart
Arrogant x Humble
Ascend x Descend
Attack x Defend
Blunt x Sharp
Brave x Cowardly
Cautious x Careless
Complex x Simple
Compliment x Insult
Crazy x Sane
Crooked x Straight
Decrease x Increase
Demand x Supply
Destroy x Create
Divide x Unite
Drunk x Sober
Expand x Contract
Freeze x Boil
Full x Empty
Generous x Stingy
Giant x Dwarf
Gloomy x Cheerful
Guilty x Innocent
Hire x Fire
Include x Exclude
Individual x Group
Innocent x Guilty
Knowledge x Ignorance
Liquid x Solid
Major x Minor
Marvelous x Terrible
Mature x Immature
Maximum x Minimum
Noisy x Quiet
Optimist x Pessimist
Ordinary x Extraordinary
Partial x Complete
Passive x Active
Permanent x Unstable
Plentiful x Sparse
Positive x Negative
Powerful x Weak
Praise x Criticism
Private x Public
Problem x Solution
Professional x Amateur
Profit x Loss
Quality x Inferiority
Random x Specific
Rigid x Flexible
Segregate x Integrate
Shame x Honor
Simple x Complicated
Single x Married
Strength x Weakness
Sunny x Cloudy
Superb x Awful
Temporary x Permanent
Timid x Bold
Toward x Away
Tragic x Comic
Transparent x Opaque
Triumph x Defeat
Union x Separation
Unique x Common
Upset x Relaxed
Urge x Deter
Vacant x Occupied
Vague x Definite
Vertical x Horizontal
Villain x Hero
Visible x Invisible
Wax x Wane
Wealth x Poverty

Synonyms:

Synonyms can provide you with variety in speech or writing. There are endless examples of synonyms, making it easy for you to avoid overusing the same word and sounding repetitive. Some examples of synonyms include the following:

Amazing, astounding, surprising, stunning
Annihilation, destruction, carnage, extinction
Benefit, profit, revenue, yield
Brave, courageous, valiant, heroic
Center, middle, inside, midpoint
Cunning, keen, sharp, slick
Destitute, poor, bankrupt, impoverished
Deterioration, pollution, defilement, adulteration
Enormous, huge, gigantic, massive
Evil, bad, wicked, vile, malicious
Fertile, fruitful, abundant, productive
House, dwelling, abode, domicile
Hungry, ravenous, empty
Injured, damaged, wounded, harmed
Intelligent, clever, brilliant, knowledgeable
Look, glance, see, gaze, stare
Loyal, faithful, ardent, devoted
Old, elderly, aged, senior
Organization, institution, management
Partner, associate, colleague, companion
Polite, courteous, cordial, gracious
Quick, fast, swift, speedy, rapid
Risky, dangerous, perilous, treacherous
Sleepy, drowsy, listless, sluggish
True, correct, right, accurate, exact
Under, below, beneath, lower
Vacant, empty, deserted, uninhabited
Woman, lady, female, girl
Wet, damp, moist, soaked, soggy