There's a certain skill involved in choosing the most appropriate synonym; not all are

created equal. It is important to consider the connotation of the word because some
synonyms can inject a different meaning than what was intended.
For example, one synonym for sad is "gloomy." However, this word carries quite a
negative connotation. Depending on the circumstance you can use it but, in this instance,
if you just want to say that someone is "down," then another synonym such as "blue" or
"unhappy" would be a little less heavy.

Synonym Examples
Enjoy this list of synonyms and after you've reviewed the list, see if you can pass the
synonym test below!
 Baffle: confuse, deceive
 Beautiful: attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning
 Bossy: controlling, tyrannical
 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
 Hypocrisy: duplicity, falseness
 Important: required, vital, essential, primary, significant, critical
 Intelligent: smart, bright, brilliant, sharp
 introverted: shy, bashful, quiet, withdrawn
 Kind: thoughtful, considerate, amiable, gracious
 Lazy: idle, lackadaisical, lethargic, indolent
 Lucky: auspicious, fortunate
 Mean: unfriendly, unpleasant, bad-tempered, difficult
 Old: antiquated, ancient, obsolete, extinct
 Outgoing: friendly, sociable, warm, extroverted
 Pacify: appease, placate
 Positive: optimistic, cheerful, starry-eyed, sanguine
 Recalcitrant: obstinate, stubborn
 Rich: affluent, wealthy, well-off, well-to-do
 Strong: stable, secure, solid, tough
 True: genuine, factual, accurate, correct, real
 Turbulent: disordered, violent
 Unhappy: sad, depressed, melancholy, miserable
 Valid: authorized, legitimate
 Weak: frail, infirm, puny, fragile

Antonyms are words that have contrasting, or opposite, meanings. Like so much of the English
language, "antonym" is rooted in the Greek language. The Greek word anti means opposite,
while onym means name. Opposite name - that makes sense!
Since the English language is so complex, people may disagree about which words truly
have opposite meanings. With the examples of antonyms listed below, we try to clear that up and
offer some tactics for choosing the most appropriate word every time.

Types of Antonyms
You may be interested to know that there are three different kinds of antonyms. Let's take a look
at each one:
Complementary: Complementary antonyms have no middle ground. Examples include:
 boy - girl, off - on, night - day, entrance - exit, exterior - interior, true - false, dead - alive,
push - pull, pass - fail
Relational: These are similar to complementary antonyms, except that both must exist for them
to be antonyms of each other. Check out these examples:
 above - below, doctor - patient, husband - wife, servant - master, borrow - lend, give -
receive, predator - prey, buy - sell, instructor - pupil
Graded: These antonyms deal with levels of comparison and they can be two words on a scale.
Many are relative terms, which can be interpreted differently by different people. Examples
include:
 young - elderly, hard - easy, happy - wistful, wise - foolish, fat - slim, warm - cool, early -
late, fast - slow, dark - pale

Add a Prefix to Create an Antonym

Sometimes, you don't need to search for another word entirely. It's possible to create an antonym
simply by adding a prefix to the word.
Some examples of antonyms created by adding the prefix dis- are:
 Agree → disagree
 Appear → disappear
 Belief → disbelief
 Honest → dishonest
Adding the prefix in- can make the following opposites:
 Tolerant → intolerant
 Decent → indecent
 Discreet → indiscreet
 Excusable → inexcusable
Using the prefix mis- create antonyms like:
 Behave → misbehave
 Interpret → misinterpret
 Lead → mislead
 Trust → mistrust
Examples of antonyms made by adding the prefix un- are:
 Likely → unlikely
 Able → unable
 Fortunate → unfortunate
 Forgiving → unforgiving
By adding the prefix non- you can make these antonyms:
 Entity → nonentity
 Conformist → nonconformist
 Payment → nonpayment
 Sense → nonsense

Achieve - Fail Giant - Dwarf Random - Specific

Afraid - Confident Gloomy - Cheerful Rigid - Flexible

Ancient - Modern Individual - Group Shame - Honor

Arrive - Depart Innocent - Guilty Simple - Complicated

Arrogant - Humble Knowledge - Ignorance Single - Married

Attack - Defend Liquid - Solid Sunny - Cloudy

Blunt - Sharp Marvelous - Terrible Timid - Bold

Brave - Cowardly Noisy - Quiet Toward - Away

Cautious - Careless Partial - Complete Tragic - Comic

Complex - Simple Passive - Active Transparent - Opaque

Crazy - Sane Permanent - Unstable Triumph - Defeat

Crooked - Straight Plentiful - Sparse Union - Separation

Demand - Supply Positive - Negative Unique - Common

Destroy - Create Powerful - Weak Upset - Relaxed

Divide - Unite Praise - Criticism Urge - Deter

Drunk - Sober Private - Public Vacant - Occupied

Expand - Contract Problem - Solution Vague - Definite

Freeze - Boil Professional - Amateur Villain - Hero

Full - Empty Profit - Loss Wax - Wane

Generous - Stingy Quality - Inferiority Wealth - Poverty

Amazing: astounding, Fertile, fruitful, abundant, Polite: courteous, cordial,

surprising, stunning productive gracious

Annihilation: destruction, Gargantuan: colossal, Portion: piece, part,

carnage, extinction mammoth, tremendous segment

Benefit: profit, revenue, yield Hungry: empty, ravenous, Risky: dangerous, perilous,
 starved treacherous

Brave: courageous, valiant, Injured: damaged, wounded, Sleepy: drowsy, listless,

heroic harmed sluggish

Cohesive: united, connected, Senseless: absurd,

Intelligent: brilliant, clever, smart
close-knit illogical, unreasonable

Tumultuous: hectic,
Cunning: keen, sharp, slick Kindle: ignite, inflame, burn
raucous, turbulent

Destitute: poor, bankrupt, Vacant: empty, deserted,

Loyal: faithful, ardent, devoted
impoverished uninhabited

Deterioration: pollution, Veracity: authenticity,

Old: elderly, aged, senior
defilement, adulteration credibility, truthfulness

Enormous: huge, gigantic, Organization: association,

Wet: damp, moist, soggy
massive institution, management

Partner: associate, colleague, Young: budding,

Feisty: excitable, fiery, lively
companion fledgling,tenderfoot