Vocabulary : Antonyms and Synonyms

Even a star striker fails to score goal, similarly athletes can not win the events unless they have been trained properly. Great musicians keep on practicing to prepare for important concerts. these activities may feel like difficult road, but indeed it leads to beautiful destination.

List of Synonyms and Antonyms

 

The following is a list of common words along with their synonyms (words with more or less similar meaning) and antonyms (words with more or less opposite meaning) to help you tackle the vocabulary section of synonyms and antonyms in your examination:

 

WORD	SYNONYM	ANTONYM
Abandon	forsake, leave, give up, relinquish	retain, stay with
abhor	dislike, detest, hate	approve, like
aboriginal	native, indigenous	immigrant, imported
abridge	condense, summarise, shorten, curtail	expand, extend, enlarge
abrupt	sudden, steep, hasty	gentle, gently
abundant	ample, plentiful, rich, exuberant	meagre, inadequate, poor, insufficient
accomplish	finish, fulfil, execute, achieve	fail, leave undone
affinity	alliance, liking, sympathy, attraction	dislike, discord, antipathy, repulsion, repugnance
adjacent	close, near, contiguous	remote, distant, far away
accumulate	collect, pile up, store	squander, waste, distribute
acquaintance	knowledge, cognisance	ignorance, unfamiliar
ambiguous	doubtful, uncertain, suspicion, skepticism	clear, simple, certainty, confidence
amiable	lovable, charming, aggreable	unlovable, unattractive
analogy	likeness, resemblance, comparison	difference, dissimilar
annihilate	destroy, abolish, nullify, wipe out, reduce	restore, ratify, improve
anticipate	forestall, forecast, prejudge, foresee	be missed
antipathy	dislike, aversion, hostility	liking, sympathy, attachment
antique	ancient, old, hoary, immemorial	modern, fresh, new, young, recent, novel
apparent	clear, evident, plain, conspicuous, manifest, obvious	obscure, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, implicit,inconspicuous
augment	increase, enlarge, swell, extend	decrease, lessen, reduce
aversion	hostility, dislike, unwillingness, distaste	willingness, readiness, liking