Antonyms are two words that have opposite meanings.

Synonyms are words that have the same

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

Homonym Examples
 Aid - Aide  Fairy - Ferry
 Affect - Effect  Feat - Feet
 Aisle - I’ll - Isle  Fir - Fur
 Aloud - Allowed  Flea - Flee
 Altar - Alter  Gorilla - Guerrilla
 Ark - Arc  Grease - Greece
 Ball - Bawl  Groan - Grown
 Base - Bass  Hall - Haul
 Beech - Beach  Halve - Have
 Birth - Berth  Holey - Holy - Wholly
 Bore - Boar  Incite - Insight
 Byte - Bite  Jeans - Genes
 Blew - Blue  Knead - Need
 Bow - Bough  Knight - Night
 Boy - Buoy  Lessen - Lesson
 Bread - Bred  Links - Lynx
 Browse - Brows  Loan - Lone
 Cell - Sell  Oral - Aural
 Cereal - Serial  Ought - Aught
 Chilly - Chili - Chile  Oar - Or - Ore
 Chord - Cord  Overdo - Overdue
 Complement - Compliment  Peak - Peek
 Counsel - Council  Phase - Faze
 Creak - Creek  Pole - Poll
 Crews - Cruise  Pray - Prey
 Dual - Duel  Principal - Principle
 Fair - Fare  Raze - Raise
 Real - ReeL  Vary - Very
 Ring - Wring  Wail - Whale
 Role - Roll  Wait - Weight
 Sew - So - Sow  We - Wee
 Site - Sight - Cite  Weather - Whether
 Soar - Sore  Which - Witch
 Sole - Soul  Whose - Who’s
 Toe - Tow