Words Synonyms Antonyms

Abate moderate, decrease aggravate

Absolve pardon, forgive compel, accuse

Abject despicable, servile commendable, praiseworthy

Abash disconcert, rattle uphold, discompose

Abjure forsake, renounce approve, sanction

Abolish abrogate, annul setup, establish

Abortive vain, unproductive productive

Abound flourish, proliferate deficient, destitute

Acumen awareness, brilliance stupidity, ignorance

 Accord agreement, harmony discord

Acrimony harshness, bitterness courtesy, benevolence

Admonish counsel, reprove approve, applaud

Adherent follower, disciple rival, adversary

Adhere comply, observe condemn, disjoin

Adversity misfortune, calamity prosperity, fortune

Adamant stubborn, inflexible flexible, soft

Adjunct joined, added separated, subtracted

Alleviate abate, relieve aggravate, enhance

Allay pacify, soothe aggravate, excite

 Alien foreigner, outside native, resident

Allure entice, fascinate repulse, repel

Amplify augment, deepen lessen, contract

Arraign incriminate, indict exculpate, pardon

Ascend climb escalate descend, decline

Audacity boldness, courage mildness, cowardice

Authentic accurate, credible fictitious, unreal

Awkward rude, blundering adroit, clever

Axiom adage, truism absurdity, blunder

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Synonyms

Antonyms

Bawdy

erotic, coarse

decent, moral

Barrier

barricade, obstacle

link, assistance

Barren

desolate, sterile

damp, fertile

Baroque

florid, gilt
plain, unadorned

Barbarous

frustrate, perplex

civilized

Baffle

astound, faze

facilitate, clarify

Base

vulgar, coarse

summit, noble

Batty

insane, silly

sane

Befogged
 becloud, dim

clear-headed, uncloud

Benevolent

benign, generous

malevolent, miserly

Benign

favorable, friendly

malignant, cruel

Bewitching

alluring, charming

repulsive, repugnant

Bind

predicament

release
 Bleak

austere, blank

bright, cheerful

Bleak

grim, austere

bright, pleasant

Blunt

dull, insensitive

keen, sharp

Boisterous

clamorous, rowdy

placid, calm

Bold

adventurous
 timid

Brittle

breakable, crisp

tough, enduring

Bustle

commotion, tumult

slowness, quiet

Busy

active, engaged

idle, lazy

Words Synonyms Antonyms

Calumny defamation, aspersion commendation, praise

 Calculating canny, devious artless, honest

Callous insensitive, indurated kind, merciful

Calamity adversity, misfortune fortune

Calm harmonious, unruffled stormy, turbulent

Camouflage cloak, disguise Reveal

Candid blunt, bluff evasive

Captivate beguile, bewitch repel

Captivate charm, fascinate disillusion offend

Captivity imprisonment, confinement freedom, liberty

Carnal earthly, fleshly spiritual

Catholic generic, liberal narrow- minded

Cease terminate, desist begin, originate

Celebrated acclaimed, lionized unknown, inglorious

Cement plaster, mortar disintegrate

Censure rebuke, reprimand praise, acceptance

Chastise punish, admonish cheer, encourage

Chaste virtuous, pure sullied, lustful

Cheap competitive, inexpensive dear, unreasonable

Clandestine covert, furtive open, legal

Classic simple, typical romantic, unusual

Coarse bawdy, boorish fine, chaste

Compassion kindness, sympathy cruelty, barbarity

Comic clown, jester Tragic, tragedian

Comprise include, contain reject, lack

Compact bunched, thick loose, diffuse

Compress abbreviate, shrink amplify, expand

Consequence effect, outcome origin, start

Contrary dissimilar, conflicting similar, alike

Consent agree, permit object disagree

Conceit egotism, immodesty modesty

Consolidate centralize, fortify weaken

Consolidate solidify, strengthen separate, weaken

Condemn castigate, chide approve, praise

Contradict deny, oppose approve, confirm

Contempt scorn, disregard regard, praise

Concur approve, agree differ, disagree

Confident bold, undaunted diffident, cowardly

Concord agreement, accord discord

Conspicuous prominent, obvious concealed, hidden

Courtesy generosity, reverence disdain, rudeness

Creation formation, foundation destruction

Cunning acute, smart naive, coarse