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