Antonyms and Synonyms:
(1) Prefixes and Suffixes- Many new words are formed by the addition of a syllable in the beginning or end of a word. A syllable added at the beginning of a word is called a Prefix, while the one added at the end of a word is called a suffix, as-
Prefix- “be” in befriend and “en” in endear.
Suffix- “hood” in childhood, and “age” in passage.
(2) Antonyms are words having opposite or contrary meanings.
A large number of opposites are formed by adding Prefixes to word; as
(a) Dis:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Advantage | Disadvantage |
Agree | Disagree |
Loyal | Disloyal |
Mount | Dismount |
Other Examples- Disappear, disarm, disbelieve, discontinue, dishonest, dishonourable, disinterested, disobey, disorder, displease, disqualify, disrespect, dissatisfy, disunite, etc.
(b) Ill:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Legal | Illegal |
Legible | Illegible |
Legitimate | Illegitimate |
Literate | Illiterate |
Logical | Illogical |
(c) Im:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Moral | Immoral |
Mortal | Immortal |
Pure | Impure |
Practicable | Impracticable |
Other examples- Immovable, immaterial, impartial, impolite, etc.
(d) In:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Active | Inactive |
Attentive | Inattentive |
Apt | Inapt |
Equality | Inequality |
Other Examples- Incomplete, incorrect, indefinite, indirect, indivisible, ineffective, inhuman, insincere, insufficient, ingratitude, informal, inability, inaccurate, inanimate, etc.
(e) Un:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Able | Unable |
Certain | Uncertain |
Happy | Unhappy |
Important | Unimportant |
Other Examples- Unemployed, unequal, unfamiliar, unfold, unfortunate, unjust, unkind, unlawful, unpardonable, unprepared, unprofitable, unreal, unripe, unsound, unsteady, unsuccessful, unsuitable, untie, unwise, unwilling, unable, uncommon, uninteresting, unpleasant, etc.
(f) Ir:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Religious | Irreligious |
Responsible | Irresponsible |
Regular | Irregular |
Relevant | Irrelevant |
(g) Ab, de, ig, mis:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Normal | Abnormal |
Throne | Dethrone |
Noble | Ignoble |
Conduct | Misconduct |
Some other Antonyms are as follows-
(a) Noun:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Abundance | Dearth, Scarcity |
Acceptance | Rejection |
Adversity | Prosperity |
Analysis | Synthesis |
Ancestor | Descendant |
Arrival | Departure |
Ascent | Descent |
Assent | Dissent |
Attack | Defence |
Attraction | Repulsion |
Beauty | Ugliness |
Beginning | End |
Board | Lodging |
Bravery | Cowardice |
Brutality | Humanity |
Care | Neglect |
Contrast | Comparison |
Civilization | Barbarism |
Country | Town |
Credit | Debit, Cash, Discredit |
Creditor | Debtor |
Danger | Safety |
Day | Night |
Deficit | Surplus |
Discount | Premium |
Disease, Sickness | Health |
Dwarf | Giant |
Ebb | Flow |
Economy | Extravagance |
Enmity | Friendship |
Enthusiasm | Indifference |
Entrance | Exit |
Exaggeration | Minimizing |
Exterior | Interior |
Fact | Fiction |
Failure | Success |
Falsehood | Truth |
Fame | Infamy |
Foreign | Native |
Freedom | Slavery |
Gain | Loss |
Glory | Shame |
Happiness | Misery, Sadness |
Haste | Delay |
Head | Tail |
Heaven | Hell |
Honour | Shame |
Hope | Despair |
Ignorance | Knowledge |
Import | Export |
Interest | Indifference |
Joy | Sorrow |
Juniority | Seniority |
Leniency | Severity, Rigour |
Light | Darkness |
Likeness | Difference |
Love | Hatred, Hate |
Major | Minor |
Master | Servant |
Maximum | Minimum |
Miser | Spendthrift |
Moderation | Excess |
Motion | Rest |
Optimist | Pessimist |
Peace | War |
Plaintiff | Defendant |
Pleasure | Pain |
Plenty | Scarcity |
Poetry | Prose |
Presence | Absence |
Pride | Humility |
Prosperity | Adversity |
Profit | Loss |
Punishment | Reward |
Rear | Front |
Recovery | Relapse |
Safety | Danger |
Savage | Tame |
Sea | Land |
Sickness | Health |
Smile | Frown |
Solid | Liquid |
Success | Failure |
Synonym | Antonym |
Thoughtful | Thoughtless |
Top | Bottom |
Truth | Falsehood |
Union | Discord, Split, Disunion |
Use | Abuse, Disuse |
Virtue | Vice |
Victory | Defeat |
War | Peace |
(b) Adjectives:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Active | Inert, Inactive, Passive |
Acute | Obtuse |
All | None |
Ample | Scanty |
Ancient | Modern |
Attractive | Repulsive |
Barren | Fertile |
Base | Noble, Honourable |
Blunt | Sharp |
Beautiful | Ugly |
Bold | Timid |
Bright | Dull |
Broad, Wide | Narrow |
Calm | Disturbed, Restless |
Careful | Careless |
Cautious | Rash |
Cheap | Dear |
Cheerful | Gloomy, Cheerless |
Clean | Dirty |
Clever | Stupid |
Coarse | Fine |
Cold | Hot |
Complex | Simple |
Convex | Concave |
Cruel | Kind |
Dead | Alive |
Deep | Shallow |
Defensive | Offensive |
Deficient | Proficient |
Different | Similar |
Diligent | Idle |
Doubtful | Sure |
Dull | Bright, Keen, Intelligent |
Early | Late |
Faithful | Faithless |
False | True |
Famous | Notorious |
Far | Near |
Fat | Thin |
Fickle | Constant |
Final | Initial |
Foolish | Wise |
Frank | Reserved |
Frequent | Occasional |
Fresh | Stale, Faded |
Fruitful | Fruitless |
Full | Empty |
General | Particular |
Gay | Sad |
Generous | Selfish |
Glad | Sad |
Great | Small |
Guilty | Innocent |
Happy | Sad |
Hard | Soft, Simple |
Hardworking | Lazy |
High | Low |
Hollow | Solid |
Hot | Cold |
Humble | Proud |
Intentional | Accidental |
Ill | Well |
Lenient | Strict, Severe |
Light | Heavy |
Long | Short |
Loud | Low |
Masculine | Feminine |
Material | Spiritual, Immaterial |
Mild | Harsh |
Naked | Covered |
Natural | Artificial |
Negative | Positive |
Odd | Even |
Oral | Written |
Optional | Compulsory |
Ordinary | Extraordinary |
Permanent | Temporary |
Public | Private, Secret |
Real | Fictitious, Unreal |
Rich | Poor |
Rough | Smooth |
Round | Flat |
Rude | Civil, Polite |
Senior | Junior |
Sensible | Senseless, Insensible |
Simple | Complex, Intricate |
Severe | Gentle |
Slow | Quick, Prompt |
Speedy | Slow |
Straight | Curved |
Stale | Fresh |
Strange | Familiar |
Strict | Lax |
Strong | Weak |
Superior | Inferior |
Sweet | Bitter, Sour |
Tame | Wild, Savage |
True | False |
Thick | Thin |
Transparent | Opaque |
Uniform | Variable, Varied |
Vertical | Horizontal |
Violent | Gentle |
Virtuous | Vicious, Wicked |
Voluntary | Compulsory |
Vulgar | Refined |
Warm | Cool |
Wet | Dry |
Young | Old |
(c) Verbs:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Accept | Reject |
Accuse | Acquit |
Acknowledge, Affirm | Deny |
Advance | Retreat |
Allow | Forbid, Refuse |
Attract | Repel |
Approach | Retire |
Assemble | Disperse |
Beautify | Disfigure |
Borrow | Lend |
Collect | Disperse, Distribute |
Conceal | Reveal |
Compare | Contrast |
Condemn | Approve |
Confess | Deny |
Contract | Expand |
Converge | Diverge |
Create | Destroy |
Decrease, Diminish | Increase |
Distress | Comfort |
Encourage | Discourage |
Enthrone | Dethrone |
Enrich | Impoverish |
Enter | Exit |
Fail | Succeed |
Gain | Lose |
Gather | Scatter |
Go | Come |
Grant | Withhold, Refuse |
Help | Hinder |
Hide | Seek |
Hurt | Heal |
Include | Exclude |
Illuminate | Darken |
Increase | Decrease |
Laugh | Weep |
Lead | Follow |
Lend | Borrow |
Lessen | Extend, Enlarge |
Magnify | Reduce |
Make | Mar |
Open | Shut |
Oppose | Yield |
Punish | Reward |
Praise | Defame |
Prohibit | Permit |
Raise | Lower |
Rejoice | Lament, Grieve |
Remember | Forget |
Resist | Submit |
Resolve | Hesitate |
Shorten | Lengthen |
Sink | Swim |
Smile | Frown |
Solidify | Liquefy |
Strengthen | Weaken |
Take | Give |
Teach | Learn |
Triumph | Fail |
Use | Abuse |
Wake | Sleep |
Wane (decreasing of moon) | Wax (increasing of moon) |
Win | Lose |
Worry | Comfort |
(d) Adverbs:
Words | Antonyms |
---|---|
Above | Below |
Down | Up |
Early | Late |
Frequently | Occasionally |
Much | Little |
Slowly | Quickly |
There | Here |
Yes | No |
Always | Never |
Within | Without |
(3) Synonyms are words having almost similar meaning. Some of the Synonyms are as follows-
(a) Nouns:
Words | Synonyms |
---|---|
Admiration | Praise |
Aim | Object, Purpose, End |
Advantage | Gain |
Danger | Peril, Risk |
Difficulty | Trouble, Hardship |
Effect | Result, Consequence |
Fault | Mistake |
Foe | Enemy |
Freedom | Liberty |
Glory | Honour |
Haste | Hurry |
Knowledge | Learning |
Lie | Falsehood |
Likeness | Similarity |
Price | Cost |
Pleasure | Delight |
Wish | Desire |
(b) Adjectives:
Words | Synonyms |
---|---|
Able | Capable |
Abundant | Plentiful |
Active | Smart, Energetic |
Acute | Sharp |
Affectionate | Loving |
Bold | Courageous |
Brave | Daring, Heroic |
Brief | Short |
Busy | Occupied |
Calm | Peaceful |
Circular | Round |
Clean | Clear, Near |
Coarse | Rough |
Common | Ordinary, Usual |
Contrary | Opposite |
Counterfeit | False |
Dead | Lifeless |
Diligent | Hardworking |
Doubtful | Uncertain |
Dreadful | Terrifying |
Dumb | Silent, Mute |
Enough | Sufficient |
Famous | Noted, Remarkable |
Final | Last |
Fruitless | Useless |
Genuine | True, Real |
Idle | Lazy |
Innocent | Blameless |
Inanimate | Lifeless |
Judicious | Wise, Prudent |
Lofty | High |
Loyal | Faithful, True |
Lucky | Fortunate |
Mournful | Sorrowful |
Powerful | Strong |
Quiet | Silent, Calm, Peaceful |
Rural | Rustic |
Sacred | Holy |
Savage | Wild, Inhuman, Brutal |
Serious | Solemn |
Thick | Dense |
Valuable | Precious |
Voluntary | Willing, Free |
Wholesome | Healthy |
(c) Verbs:
Words | Synonyms |
---|---|
Allow | Permit |
Assemble | Gather, Collect |
Attempt | Try |
Begin | Commence, Start |
Cease | Stop |
Colour | Dye |
Conceal | Hide |
Cure | Heal |
Endure | Suffer, Bear |
Excuse | Forgive, Pardon |
Fascinate | Charm |
Hurt | Injure |
Join | Unite |
Kill | Murder |
Protect | Defend, Shelter |
Support | Help |
Yield | Submit |
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