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Antonym Examples  Guilty – Innocent  Random – Specific

 Hire – Fire  Rigid – Flexible


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

 Annihilation, destruction, carnage, extinction


 Benefit, profit, revenue, yield
 Cunning, keen, sharp, slick
 Destitute, poor, bankrupt, impoverished
 Deterioration, pollution, defilement, adulteration
 Enormous, huge, gigantic, massive
 Fertile, fruitful, abundant, productive
 House, dwelling, abode, domicile
 Intelligent, clever, brilliant, knowledgeable
 Loyal, faithful, ardent, devoted
 Organization, institution, management
 Partner, associate, colleague, companion
 Polite, courteous, cordial, gracious
 Risky, dangerous, perilous, treacherous
 Sleepy, drowsy, listless, sluggish
 Vacant, empty, deserted, uninhabited

Here is a list of adjectives and their synonyms that are commonly used to
describe people.
 Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty, Lovely, Stunning
 Fair: Just, Objective, Impartial, Unbiased
 Funny: Humorous, Comical, Hilarious, Hysterical
 Happy: Content, Joyful, Mirthful, Upbeat
 Hardworking: Diligent, Determined, Industrious, Enterprising
 Honest: Honorable, Fair, Sincere, Trustworthy
 Intelligent: Smart, Bright, Brilliant, Sharp
 Introverted: Shy, Bashful, Quiet, Withdrawn
 Kind:Thoughtful, Considerate, Amiable, Gracious
 Lazy: Idle, Lackadaisical, Lethargic, Indolent
 Mean: Unfriendly, Unpleasant, Bad-tempered, Difficult
 Outgoing: Friendly, Sociable, Warm, Extroverted
 Rich: Affluent, Wealthy, Well-off, Well-to-do
 Strong: Stable, Secure, Solid, Tough
 Unhappy: Sad, Depressed, Melancholy, Miserable
 Lucky: Auspicious, Fortunate
 Positive: Optimistic, Cheerful, Starry-eyed, Sanguine
 Bossy: Controlling, Tyrannical
Adjectives for  dangerous  outgoing
 dependable  overweight
People (58 Words)
 easygoing  poor
 energetic  popular
 amusing  exciting  practical
 angry  famous  responsible
 athletic  forgetful  rich
 attractive  friendly  romantic
 beautiful  good-looking  sad
 boring  graceful  selfish
 brave  happy  skinny
 careful  helpful  stingy
 careless  horrible  successful
 charming  humble  talkative
 clever  humorous  thin
 confident  inconsiderate  touchy
 crafty  interesting  ugly
 crazy  likable  unlucky
 creative  lucky  wealthy
 cruel  middle class  young
 cute  old

Adjectives

modern exciting clean


ancient beautiful noisy
large ugly quiet
small expensive calm
interesting cheap crowded
boring polluted busy
pleasant warm hot
unpleasant cool cold

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