ANTONYMS

 Antonym (words with the opposite meaning)

An antonym is the opposite of another word. Antonyms can be used to help show the contrast between two things or give clues as to exactly what is meant. Below are some examples of antonyms:

Antonym Examples

SN	WORD	ANTONYMS
1.	Acumen	Stupidity, Ignorance
2.	Adhere	Condemn, disjoin
3.	Abolish	Setup Establish
4.	Abash	Uphold, Discompose
5.	Abound	Deficient, Destitute
6.	Abate	Aggravate
7.	Abject	Commendable, Praiseworthy
8.	Abjure	Approve, Sanction
9.	Abortive	Productive
10.	Absolve	Compel, Accuse
11.	Accord	Discord
12.	Acrimony	Courtesy, Benevolence
13.	Adamant	Flexible, Soft
14.	Adherent	Rival, Adversary
15.	Adjunct	Separated, Subtracted
16.	Admonish	Approve, Applaud
17.	Adversity	Prosperity, Fortune
18.	Alien	Native, Resident
19.	Allay	Aggravate, Excite
20.	Alleviate	Aggravate, Enhance
21.	Allure	Repulse Repel
22.	Ascend	Descend, Decline
23.	Amplify	Lessen, Contract
24.	Arraign	Exculpate, Pardon
25.	Audacity	Mildness, Cowardice
26.	Authentic	Fictitious, unreal
27.	Awkward	Adroit, clever
28.	Axiom	Absurdity, Blunder
29.	Baffle	Facilitate, Clarify
30.	Bewitching	Repulsive, Repugnant
31.	Bleak	Bright, Pleasant
32.	Brittle	Tough, Enduring
33.	Bustle	Slowness, Quiet
34.	Barbarous	Civilized
35.	Baroque	Plain, unadorned
36.	Barren	Damp, Fertile
37.	Barrier	Link, Assistance
38.	Base	Summit, Noble
39.	Batty	Sane
40.	Bawdy	Decent, Moral
41.	Befogged	Clear-headed, Uncloud
42.	Benevolent	Malevolent, Miserly
43.	Benign	Malignant, Cruel
44.	Bind	Release
45.	Bleak	Bright, Cheerful
46.	Blunt	Keen, Sharp
47.	Boisterous	Placid, Calm
48.	Bold	Timid
49.	Busy	Idle, Lazy
50.	Calculating	Artless, honest
51.	Calamity	Fortune
52.	Callous	Compassionate, Tender
53.	Calumny	Commendation, Praise
54.	Capable	Incompetent, Inept
55.	Captivate	Disillusion offend
56.	Captivity	Freedom, Liberty
57.	Cease to	Begin, Originate
58.	Chaste	Sullied, Lustful
59.	Chastise	Cheer, encourage
60.	Compassion	Cruelty, Barbarity
61.	Comprise	Reject, lack
62.	Concede	Deny, reject
63.	Concur	Differ, disagree
64.	Consent	Object Disagree
65.	Consequence	Origin, Start
66.	Consolidate	Separate, Weaken
67.	Conspicuous	Concealed, hidden
68.	Contempt	Regard, Praise
69.	Contradict	Approve, Confirm
70.	Contrary	Similar, Alike
71.	Calm	Stormy, turbulent
72.	Callous	Kind, merciful
73.	Camouflage	Reveal
74.	Candid	Evasive
75.	Captivate	Repel
76.	Carnal	Spiritual
77.	Catholic	Narrow- minded
78.	Celebrated	Unknown, Inglorious
79.	Cement	Disintegrate
80.	Censure	Praise, Acceptance
81.	Cheap	Dear, unreasonable
82.	Clandestine	Open, Legal
83.	Classic	Romantic, Unusual
84.	Coarse	Fine, Chaste
85.	Comic	Tragic, tragedian
86.	Compact	Loose, Diffuse
87.	Compress	Amplify, Expand
88.	Conceit	Modesty
89.	Concord	Discord
90.	Condemn	Approve, Praise
91.	Confident	Diffident, cowardly
92.	Consolidate	Weaken
93.	Courtesy	Disdain, Rudeness
94.	Creation	Destruction
95.	Cunning	Nave, Coarse
96.	Decay	Flourish, Progress
97.	Deceit	Veracity, Sincerity
98.	Decipher	Misinterpret, distort
99.	Defile	Purify, sanctity
100.	Defray	Disclaim, Repudiate

Some more antonyms-

•         Achieve – Fail

•         Active – Idle

•         Afraid – Confident

•         Ancient – Modern

•         Arrive – Depart

•         Arrogant – Humble

•         Ascend – Descend

•         Attack – Defend

•         Attractive – Repulsive

•         Adversity – Prosperity

•         Affirm - Deny

•         Blunt – Sharp

•         Brave – Cowardly

•         Cautious – Careless

•         Complex – Simple

•         Compliment – Insult

•         Crazy – Sane

•         Crooked – Straight

•         Condemn - Approve

•         Decrease – Increase

•         Demand – Supply

•         Destroy – Create

•         Divide – Unite

•         Drunk – Sober

•         Expand – Contract

•         Freeze – Boil

•         Full – Empty

•         Generous – Stingy

•         Giant – Dwarf

•         Gloomy – Cheerful

•         Guilty – Innocent

•         Hire – Fire

•         Include – Exclude

•         Individual – Group

•         Innocent – Guilty

•         Knowledge – Ignorance

•         Liquid – Solid

•         Major – Minor

•         Marvellous – Terrible

•         Mature – Immature

•         Maximum - Minimum

•         Noisy – Quiet

•         Optimist - Pessimist

•         Ordinary – Extraordinary

•         Partial – Complete

•         Passive – Active

•         Permanent – Unstable

•         Plentiful – Sparse

•         Positive – Negative

•         Powerful – Weak

•         Praise – Criticism

•         Private – Public

•         Problem – Solution

•         Professional – Amateur

•         Profit – Loss

•         Quality – Inferiority

•         Random – Specific

•         Rigid – Flexible

•         Segregate – Integrate

•         Shame – Honour

•         Simple - Complicated

•         Single – Married

•         Strength – Weakness

•         Sunny - Cloudy

•         Superb – Awful

•         Temporary – Permanent

•         Timid – Bold

•         Toward – Away

•         Tragic – Comic

•         Transparent - Opaque

•         Triumph – Defeat

•         Union – Separation

•         Unique – Common

•         Upset – Relaxed

•         Urge – Deter

•         Vacant – Occupied

•         Vague – Definite

•         Vertical – Horizontal

•         Villain – Hero

•         Visible - Invisible

•         Wax - Wane

•         Wealth – Poverty