Words Synonyms Antonyms

abandon desert, forsake keep

abash disconcert, rattle uphold, discompose

abate moderate, decrease aggravate

abbreviate shorten, condense lengthen, increase

ability skill, aptitude incompetence, inability

abject despicable, servile commendable, praiseworthy

abjure forsake, renounce approve, sanction

able capable, qualified incapable

abolish abrogate, annual setup establish

abortive vain, unproductive productive

abound flourish, proliferate deficient, destitute

above overhead below

absolve pardon, forgive compel, accuse

abundant ample, sufficient scanty, insufficient

accord agreement, harmony discord

accurate correct, right wrong

achieve accomplish, attain fail

acrimony harshness, bitterness courtesy, benevolence

active energetic, animated, lively lethargic, idle, sluggish

acumen awareness, brilliance stupidity, ignorance

adamant firm, unyielding maneuverable, yielding

add increase, total subtract

adequate sufficient, enough, ample insufficient, sparse

adhere comply, observe condemn, disjoin

adherent follower, disciple rival, adversary

adjourn postpone, recess recommence, continue

adjunct joined, added separated, subtracted

admonish counsel, reprove approve, applaud

adult grown-up child

adversity misfortune, calamity prosperity, fortune

advocate support, recommend oppose

afraid frightened, scared courageous, brave

after following, next before

aggressive assertive, pushy, militant passive, peaceful

aid help, assist hinder

alien foreigner, outsider native, resident

allay pacify, soothe aggravate, excite

alleviate abate, relieve aggravate, enhance

allure entice, fascinate repulse repel

always forever never

amateur beginner, novice professional

ambitious aspiring, driven lazy, indifferent

amplify augment, deepen lessen, contract

antagonize provoke, embitter soothe, tranquilize

apparent obvious, evident hidden, obscure

approve accept, ratify, endorse disapprove, censure

arraign incriminate, indict exculpate, pardon

arrive reach, come depart, leave

arrogant haughty, stuck-up humble, modest

artificial fake, synthetic real, authentic

Words Synonyms Antonyms

Ascend Climb, escalate descend, decline

ask question, inquire answer

atrocious dreadful, contemptible, vile kind, wonderful

audacity boldness, courage mildness, cowardice

authentic accurate, credible fictitious, unreal

average ordinary, fair unusual, exceptional

awful dreadful, atrocious pleasant

awkward clumsy, uncoordinated graceful

axiom adage, truism absurdity, blunder

baffle astound, faze facilitate, clarify

ban prohibit, forbid, outlaw allow, permit

barbarous frustrate, perplex civilized

baroque florid, gilt plain, unadorned

barren desolate, sterile damp, fertile

barrier barricade, obstacle link, assistance

base vulgar, coarse summit, noble

bashful shy, timid outgoing assured

batty insane, silly sane

bawdy erotic, coarse decent, moral

beautiful pretty, attractive, lovely ugly

befogged becloud, dim clear-headed, uncloud

before prior, earlier after, behind

beginning start, initiate finish, end

believe trust, accept doubt, distrust

below under, lower above

beneficial helpful, useful, advantageous harmful, adverse

benevolent benign, generous malevolent, miserly

benign favorable, friendly malignant, cruel

best finest, choice worst

bewitching alluring, charming repulsive, repugnant

bind predicament release

birth beginning death, end

bleak austere, blank bright, cheerful

blend combine, mix separate

blunt dull, insensitive keen, sharp

boisterous clamorous, rowdy placid, calm

bold adventurous timid

bottom base, foundation top

brave courageous, bold, heroic cowardly, timid

break fracture, burst repair, heal

brief short, concise long

brittle breakable, crisp tough, enduring

broad wide, expansive narrow

bustle commotion, tumult slowness, quiet

busy active, engaged idle, lazy

buy purchase sell

calamity adversity, misfortune fortune

calculating canny, devious artless, honest

callous obdurate, unfeeling compassionate, tender

Words Synonyms Antonyms

calm quiet, tranquil, still excited, turbulent

calumny defamation, aspersion commendation, praise

camouflage cloak, disguise reveal

candid blunt, bluff evasive

capable competent, able incompetent, inept

captivate charm, fascinate disillusion offend

captivity imprisonment, confinement freedom, liberty

capture apprehend, seize, arrest free, release

care concern, protection neglect

careful cautious, watchful careless, reckless

carnal earthly, fleshly spiritual

catholic generic, liberal narrow- minded

cease stop, discontinue continue, recommence

cease terminate, desist begin, originate

celebrated acclaimed, lionized unknown, inglorious

cement plaster, mortar disintegrate

censure rebuke, reprimand praise, acceptance

certain positive, sure, definite uncertain, unsure

charming delightful, appealing, enchanting obnoxious, gross, vulgar

chaste virtuous, pure sullied, lustful

chastise punish, admonish cheer, encourage

cheap competitive, inexpensive dear, unreasonable

chilly cool, nippy warm

chubby plump, pudgy thin, skinny

clandestine covert, fruitive open, legal

clarify explain, simplify confuse

classic simple, typical romantic, unusual

close shut, fasten open

coarse bawdy, boorish fine, chaste

colossal enormous, immense, mammoth tiny, insignificant, trivial

combine bled, unite, join separate

comic clown, ester tragic, tragedian

comical amusing, funny, humorous tragic, sorrowful

compact bunched, thick loose, diffuse

compassion kindness, sympathy cruelty, barbarity

competent capable, qualified incompetent, inept

complex complicated, intricate simple

comprehend understand, grasp confuse, misinterpret

compress abbreviate, shrink amplify, expand

comprise include, contain reject, lack

concede yield, permit deny, reject

conceit egotism, immodesty modesty

concord agreement, accord discord

concrete real, tangible, solid abstract, flimsy

concur agree, cooperate disagree

condemn censure, denounce approve

condense compress, concentrate expand, enlarge

confess admit, acknowledge deny

confident bold, undaunted diffident, cowardly

Words Synonyms Antonyms

confine contain, enclose, restrain free, release

conflict fight, battle, struggle peace, harmony

conflict oppose, differ, clash agree

conform comply, submit dissent, dispute

confuse complicate, muddle, jumble clarify

congested overcrowded, stuffed empty, unfilled

connect join, link, attach separate, disconnect

conscientious scrupulous, virtuous neglectful, careless

conscious aware, cognizant unaware, unconscious

consecutive successive, continuous interrupted

consent agree, permit object disagree

consequence effect, outcome origin, start

conservative cautious, restrained radical, extreme

considerate thoughtful, sympathetic, mindful thoughtless, selfish

consolidate centralize, fortify weaken

conspicuous prominent, obvious concealed, hidden

constantly always, continually scarcely, seldom

contaminate pollute, defile, infect purify

contempt scorn, disregard regard, praise

contented satisfied, pleased dissatisfied, unhappy

continue persist, persevere discontinue, stop

contradict deny, oppose approve, confirm

contrary dissimilar, conflicting similar, alike

convalesce recuperate, recover, heal relapse

convenient handy, accessible inconvenient

conventional customary, traditional unusual

correct accurate, right, proper wrong, incorrect

courage bravery, valor cowardice

courteous polite, civil rude

courtesy generosity, reverence disdain, rudeness

cover conceal, hide expose

cozy comfortable, snug, homey uncomfortable

cranky cross, irritable good-humored

crazy insane, daft, mad sane

creation formation, foundation destruction

cruel mean, heartless, ruthless kind, humane

cry sob, weep laugh

cunning acute, smart nave, coarse

dally loiter, linger rush

damage hurt, impair, harm remedy, repair

dangerous unsafe, hazardous, perilous safe

daring bold, audacious cautious

dark dismal, black light

dawn daybreak, sunrise evening

dead lifeless, deceased alive, active

decay rot, spoil bloom, flourish

deceit deception, artifice veracity, sincerity

decipher interpret, reveal misinterpret, distort

deduct subtract, remove add