English 100 Examples of Synonyms and Antonyms Vocabulary
Antonym opposite words contradict each other and meet opposite meanings. A word has synonyms as well as antonyms. When we learn a language, when we learn a word in that language, it will be very useful for us to learn both the opposite and thesynonymsof this word.
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Examples of Antonym Words List
- about – exactly
- above – below
- absence – presence
- abundance – lack
- accept – refuse
- accidental – intentional
- active – lazy
- add – subtract
- admit – deny
- adult – child
- advanced – elementary
- affirmative – negative
- afraid – brave
- after – before
- against – for
- alike – different
- alive – dead
- all – none
- allow – forbid
- already – not yet
- always – never
- ancient – modern
- ancestor – descendant
- agree – refuse
- amateur – professional
- amuse – bore
- ancestor – descendant
- angel – devil
- animal – human
- annoy – satisfy
- answer – ask
- answer – question
- antonym – synonym
- apart – together
- approximately – exactly
- argue – agree
- arrival – departure
- arrive – depart
- artificial – natural
- ascent – descent
- ask – answer
- asleep – awake
- attack – defend
- attack – defense
- attic – cellar
- autumn – spring
- awake – asleep
- awful – nice
- back – in front of
- background – foreground
- backward – forward
- bad – good
- bad luck – fortune
- beauty – ugliness
- before – after
- begin – end
- beginning – end
- behind – in front of
- below – above
- best – worst
- better – worse
- beautiful – ugly
- big – small
- birth – death
- bitter – sweet
- black – white
- blunt – sharp
- body – soul
- bore – amuse
- boring – exciting
- borrow – lend
- bottom – top
- boy – girl
- brave – cowardly
- break – fix
- broad – narrow
- brother – sister
- build – destroy
- busy – lazy
- buy – sell
- calm – excited
- careful – careless
- careless – careful
- catch – miss
- ceiling – floor
- cellar – attic
- centre – outskirts
- certainly – probably
- changeable – constant
- cheap – expensive
- child – adult
- children – parents
- clean – dirty
- clear – cloudy
- clever – stupid
- close – open
- closed – open
- cloudy – clear
- cold – hot
- cold – heat
- come – go
- comedy – drama
- complicated – simple
- compliment – insult
- compulsory – voluntary
- connect – separate
- consonant – vowel
- constant – changeable
- construction – destruction
- continue – interrupt
- cool – warm
- correct – wrong
- courage – fear
- courageous – cowardly
- cowardly – brave
- create – destroy
- cruel – human
- cry – whisper
- cry – laugh
- damage – repair
- danger – security
- dangerous – safe
- dark – light
- daughter – son
- dawn – dusk
- day – night
- dead – alive
- death – birth
- deep – shallow
- defeat – victory
- defence – attack
- defend – attack
- delicious – awful
- deny – admit
- depart – arrive
- departure – arrival
- descendant – ancestor
- descent – ascent
- desperate – hopeful
- destroy – build
- destruction – construction
- devil – angel
- dictatorship – republic
- die – live
- different – alike
- difficult – easy
- dirty – clean
- disease – health
- distant – near
- divide – unite
- division – unity
- divorce – marry
- divorce – marriage
- divorced – married
- domestic – foreign
- down – up
- downstairs – upstairs
- drama – comedy
- dry – humid
- dull – interesting
- dusk – dawn
- early – late
- east – west
- easy – difficult
- elementary – advanced
- emigrate – immigrate
- emigration – immigration
- empty – full
- end – begin
- end – beginning
- ending – beginning
- enemy – friend
- enjoy – hate
- enter – leave
- entrance – exit
- equal – different
- even – odd
- evening – morning
- everybody – nobody
- everything – nothing
- exactly – approximately
- excited – calm
- exciting – boring
- exclude – include
- exit – entrance
- expensive – cheap
- export – import
- exposure – shelter
- extreme – moderate
- fail – succeed
- failure – success
- false – true
- far – near
- fast – slow
- fat – slim
- fear – courage
- female – male
- few – many
- final – first
- find – lose
- finish – begin
- finish – start
- first – final
- fix – break
- flat – hilly
- floor – ceiling
- follow – lead
- forbid – allow
- for – against
- foreground – background
- foreign – domestic
- foreigner – native
- forget – remember
- form – destroy
- fortune – bad luck
- forward – backward
- free – arrest
- freeze – melt
- frequently – occasionally
- fresh – old/stale
- friend – enemy
- front – rear
- in front of – back
- full – empty
- funny – serious
- future – past
- general – particular
- generous – mean
- gentle – violent
- gentleman – lady
- giant – tiny
- girl – boy
- give – take
- go – come
- good – bad
- grown-up – child
- guest – host
- guilty – innocent
- happiness – sadness
- happy – sad
- handsome – ugly
- hard – easy
- harvest – plant
- hate – enjoy
- health – disease
- healthy – ill
- heat – cold
- heaven – hell
- heavy – light
- hell – heaven
- here – there
- high – deep
- high – low
- hilly – flat
- hit – miss
- hopeful – desperate
- hopeless – hopeful
- horizontal – vertical
- host – guest
- hot – cold
- huge – tiny
- human – animal
- humane – cruel
- humid – dry
- hungry – thirsty
- husband – wife
- in front of – back
- ignore – notice
- ill – healty
- immigrate – emigrate
- immigration – emigration
- import – export
- in – out
- include – exclude
- increase – reduce
- innocent – guilty
- inside – outside
- insult – compliment
- intelligent – silly
- intentional – accidental
- be interested in – bore
- interesting – boring
- interrupt – continue
- junior – senior
- kind – cruel
- lack – abundance
- lady – gentleman
- land – take off
- land – water
- large – small
- last – first
- late – early
- laugh – cry
- lazy – active
- lead – follow
- learn – teach
- leave – arrive
- left – right
- lend – borrow
- less – more
- let – forbid
- lie – stand
- life – death
- light – dark
- light – heavy
- like – hate
- liquid – solid
- little – big
- little – much
- live – die
- long – short
- lose – win
- loser – winner
- loud – quiet
- love – hate
- lovely – terrible
- low – high
- lower – raise
- bad luck – good luck
- good luck – bad luck
- major – minor
- male – female
- man – woman
- many – few
- marriage – divorce
- married – divorced
- marry – divorce
- master – servant
- maximum – minimum
- mean – generous
- melt – freeze
- men – women
- mend – break
- mess – order
- midnight – noon
- minimum – maximum
- minor – major
- miss – hit
- miss – catch
- moderate – extreme
- modern – ancient
- monarchy – republic
- moon – sun
- more – less
- morning – evening
- mountain – valley
- much – little
- narrow – broad
- nasty – nice
- native – foreigner
- natural – artificial
- near – distant
- negative – affirmative
- nephew – niece
- never – always
- new – ancient
- nice – awful
- niece – nephew
- night – day
- no – yes
- nobody – everybody
- noisy – quiet
- noon – midnight
- none of – al lot of
- normal – strange
- north – south
- not yet – already
- nothing – everything
- notice – ignore
- now – then
- occasionally – frequently
- occupied – vacant
- odd – even
- off – on
- often – seldom
- old – modern
- on – off
- open – closed
- open – closed
- opponent – supporter
- order – mess
- ordinary – special
- other – same
- out – in
- outside – inside
- outskirts – centre
- over – under
- parents – children
- part – whole
- partial – total
- particular – general
- pass – fail
- past – future
- peace – war
- permit – forbid
- plant – harvest
- plenty – lack
- pleasant – awful
- polite – rude
- poor – rich
- poverty – wealth
- powerful – weak
- presence – absence
- present – past
- pretty – ugly
- private – public
- probably – certainly
- professional – amateur
- protect – attack
- protection – attack
- public – private
- pull – push
- pupil – teacher
- push – pull
- question – answer
- quick – slow
- quiet – loud
- raise – lower
- rainy – sunny
- rear – front
- receive – send
- reduce – increase
- refuse – agree
- regret – satisfaction
- remember – forget
- repair – damage
- reply – ask
- reply – question
- republic – dictatorship
- rest – work
- rich – poor
- right – left
- right – wrong
- rise – sink
- rough – gentle
- rough – smooth
- rude – polite
- rural – urban
- sad – happy
- sadness – happiness
- safe – dangerous
- safety – danger
- salt – sugar
- same – different
- satisfaction – regret
- satisfy – annoy
- save – spend
- scream – whisper
- security – danger
- seldom – often
- sell – buy
- send – receive
- senior – junior
- separate – connect
- serious – funny
- servant – master
- set free – arrest
- shallow – deep
- sharp – blunt
- shelter – exposure
- short – long
- shout – whisper
- shut – open
- sick – healthy
- silent – noisy
- silly – intelligent
- simple – complicated
- sink – rise
- single – married
- sister – brother
- sit – stand
- slim – fat
- slow – fast
- small – big
- smooth – rough
- soft – hard
- solid – liquid
- some – many
- sometimes – often
- son – daughter
- soul – body
- sour – sweet
- south – north
- special – general
- spring – autumn
- stand – sit
- start – stop
- start – finish
- stop – start
- stand – lie
- strange – normal
- stranger – native
- strict – gentle
- strong – weak
- student – teacher
- stupid – clever
- suburb – centre
- succeed – fail
- success – failure
- subtract – add
- sugar – salt
- summer – winter
- sun – moon
- sunny – cloudy
- true – false
- trust – suspect
- ugliness – beauty
- ugly – beautiful
- under – over
- unite – divide
- unity – division
- up – down
- upstairs – downstairs
- urban – rural
- useful – useless
- useless – useful
- vacant – occupied
- valley – mountain
- vertical – horizontal
- victory – defeat
- village – town
- violent – gentle
- visitor – host
- voluntary – compulsory
- vowel – consonant
- war – peace
- warm – cool
- waste – save
- water – land
- weak – powerful
- wealth – poverty
- wealthy – poor
- wedding – divorce
- well- ill
- west – east
- wet – dry
- whisper – scream
- white – black
- whole – part
- wide – narrow
Examples of Synonyms Words List
abandon ~ desert
abbreviate ~ shorten
ability ~ aptitude
able ~ qualified
above ~ overhead
abundant ~ ample
accurate ~ correct
achieve ~ accomplish
adjourn ~ recess
advocate ~ support
after ~ following
afraid ~ scared
aggressive ~ militant
aid ~ assist
always ~ forever
amateur ~ novice
ambitious ~ driven
antagonize ~ embitter
apparent ~ obvious,evident
approve ~ ratify,endorse
arrive ~ come
arrogant ~ stuck-up
awful ~ atrocious
awkward ~ clumsy
Synonym Words List – B
ban ~ prohibit
barren ~ unproductive
bashful ~ shy
beautiful ~ pretty,
before ~ prior
beginning ~ start
blend ~ mix
bottom ~ base
brave ~ heroic
break ~ burst
brief ~ short
broad ~ wide,expansive
busy ~ active
buy ~ purchase
Synonym Words List – C
calm ~ quiet
capture ~ arrest
care ~ concern
careful ~ watchful
cease ~ stop,
certain ~ positive
charming ~ enchanting
chilly ~ cool
chubby ~ plump
comical ~ amusing
complex ~ complicated
competent ~ capable
comprehend ~ grasp
complete ~ conclude
complex ~ intricate
compress ~ crush
concrete ~ real
concur ~ agree
condemn ~ ,denounce
condense ~ compress
confess ~ admit
confine ~ contain
conflict ~ oppose
conflict ~ fight
conform ~ comply
confuse ~ muddle
congested ~ overcrowded
connect ~ join
conscientious ~ scrupulous
conscious ~ aware
consecutive ~ successive
conservative ~ cautious
considerate ~ thoughtful
constantly ~ always
contaminate ~ pollute
contented ~ satisfied
continue ~ persevere
convalesce ~ heal
convenient ~ handy
cozy ~ comfortable
cranky ~ irritable
crazy ~ daft
cruel ~ mean
cry ~ sob
Synonym Words List – D
dally ~ linger
damage ~ hurt
dangerous ~ perilous
daring ~ bold
dark ~ dismal
dawn ~ daybreak
dead ~ lifeless
decay ~ rot
deduct ~ subtract
defend ~ protect
defy ~ resist
delicate ~ fragile
demolish ~ destroy
denounce ~ blame
dense ~ thick
depart ~ leave,exit
detach ~ separate
deter ~ hinder,prevent
determined ~ sure
die ~ expire,perish
different ~ distinct
difficult ~ hard
dilute ~ weaken
drab ~ dull
drastic ~ severe
dreadful ~ terrible
dry ~ arid,parched
dubious ~ doubtful
dull ~ blunt
dumb ~ dense
Synonym Words List – E
early ~ beforetime
easy ~ simple
eccentric ~ unusual
ecstasy ~ elation
empty ~ unload
encourage ~ urge
enemy ~ opponent
enjoy ~ like
enlarge ~ expand
evident ~ apparent
evil ~ bad
exceptional ~ outstanding
excite ~ arouse,
exhilarated ~ elated
explicit ~ exact
exquisite ~ delightful
exterior ~ outside
extravagant ~ luxurious
Synonym Words List – F
fabulous ~ marvelous
face ~ confront
fair ~ honest
fake ~ artificial
false ~ incorrect
fancy ~ ornate
fantastic ~ outrageous
fast ~ rapid
fat ~ chubby
fatal ~ deadly
fatigue ~ tire
feasible ~ possible
feeble ~ weak
ferocious ~ fierce
fertile ~ fruitful
fiction ~ fantasy
fill ~ load
fix ~ mend
follow ~ succeed
forbid ~ prohibit
forgive ~ pardon
former ~ previous
fraction ~ part
frank ~ candid
frenzy ~ fury
fresh ~ unused
friend ~ comrade
frigid ~ freezing
frivolous ~ trivial
front ~ fore
full ~ packed
furious ~ enraged
future ~ coming
Synonym Words List – G
gain ~ acquire
gallant ~ chivalrous
gather ~ accumulate
gaudy ~ showy
gaunt ~ scrawny
generous ~ giving
gentle ~ mild
genuine ~ authentic
gigantic ~ immense
give ~ donate,present
glad ~ happy
gloomy ~ dark
glorious ~ splendid,
good ~ nice
gratitude ~ thankfulness
great ~ outstanding
Synonym Words List – H
handy ~ useful
hard ~ firm
hate ~ loathe
help ~ aid
high ~ lofty
hold ~ grip
honest ~ sincere
hospitable ~ welcoming
hostile ~ antagonistic
huge ~ vast
humble ~ modest
humiliate ~ embarrass
Synonym Words List – I
identical ~ alike
idle ~ inactive
ignorant ~ uninformed
immaculate ~ pure
immature ~ inexperienced
immune ~ resistant
impartial ~ neutral
impatient ~ eager
imperative ~ mandatory
imperfect ~ marred
impetuous ~ impulsive
important ~ significant
independent ~ self-reliant
inferior ~ lesser
infuriate ~ enrage
intermittent ~ sporadic
internal ~ inner
Synonym Words List – J,K,L
jolly ~ merry
jubilant ~ overjoyed
keep ~ save
kind ~ considerate
lament ~ mourn
large ~ big
last ~ final
least ~ fewest
legible ~ readable
lenient ~ lax
listless ~ lethargic
logical ~ sensible
long ~ lengthy
loose ~ slack,limp
lure ~ attract
luxurious ~ extravagant
Synonym Words List – M
magnify ~ expand
mandatory ~ required
maneuver ~ manipulate
maximum ~ greatest
meager ~ scanty
mean ~ unkind
mediocre ~ fair
mend ~ repair
migrant ~ drifting
militant ~ combative
minor ~ lesser
mirth ~ merriment
mischievous ~ naughty
misfortune ~ hardship
mobile ~ moveable
moderate ~ temperate
momentous ~ important
monotonous ~ boring
moral ~ righteous
morbid ~ ghastly
morose ~ moody
mourn ~ lament
mysterious ~ occult
Synonym Words List – N
naughty ~ wrong
neat ~ clean
negligent ~ derelict
nervous ~ flustered
neutral ~ impartial
new ~ unused
nice ~ pleasing
nonchalant ~ indifferent
normal ~ ordinary
numerous ~ abundant
Synonym Words List – O
obey ~ mind
oblivious ~ dazed
obnoxious ~ abominable
observe ~ examine
obsolete ~ dated
obstinate ~ stubborn
odd ~ peculiar
offend ~ displease
ominous ~ menacing
opaque ~ obscure
open ~ begin
opponent ~ rival
optimistic ~ confident
optional ~ elective
ordinary ~ average
outrageous ~ shocking
outstanding ~ distinguished
Synonym Words List – P
painstaking ~ precise
passive ~ compliant
past ~ former
patience ~ tolerance
peculiar ~ weird
perfect ~ flawless
permanent ~ enduring
perpetual ~ eternal
persuade ~ convince
plausible ~ believable
plentiful ~ ample
pliable ~ supple
polite ~ gracious
poor ~ destitute
portion ~ part
possible ~ conceivable
precarious ~ dangerous
precious ~ cherished
prejudiced ~ opinionated
premature ~ early,hasty
premeditated ~ intended
preserve ~ uphold
pretty ~ lovely
prevalent ~ widespread
prevent ~ prohibit
probable ~ liable
proficient ~ adept
profit ~ gain
prohibit ~ forbid
prominent ~ eminent
prompt ~ punctual
prosperous ~ successful
proud ~ elated
push ~ shove,propel
Synonym Words List – Q,R
qualified ~ competent
question ~ interrogate
quiet ~ silent
quit ~ cease
racket ~ noise
radiant ~ luminous
raise ~ hoist
ratify ~ approve
rational ~ logical
ravage ~ devastate
raze ~ destroy
recreation ~ amusem*nt
reduce ~ decrease
refute ~ contradict
regular ~ routine
regulate ~ oversee
relevant ~ pertinent
reluctant ~ unwilling
remote ~ secluded
repulsive ~ hideous
resist ~ oppose
retaliate ~ avenge
reveal ~ disclose
risky ~ hazardous
rowdy ~ boisterous
rude ~ impolite
Synonym Words List – S
sad ~ unhappy
same ~ alike
savage ~ uncivilized
save ~ preserve
scarce ~ scanty
scrawny ~ skinny
seize ~ apprehend
separate ~ divide
serene ~ peaceful
serious ~ grave
shrewd ~ cunning
shy ~ timid
sick ~ ailing
slim ~ thin
sluggish ~ listless
small ~ little
smooth ~ slick
sociable ~ friendly
sorrow ~ woe
special ~ exceptional
spontaneous ~ instinctive
stable ~ steady
stationary ~ fixed
stimulate ~ motivate
stop ~ quit
strenuous ~ vigorous
strict ~ stringent
strong ~ powerful
stupid ~ unintelligent
subsequent ~ following
successful ~ thriving
sufficient ~ ample
superb ~ magnificent
suppress ~ restrain
surplus ~ excess
swift ~ fast,speedy,hasty
synthetic ~ artificial
Synonym Words List – T
tall ~ high
tangible ~ concrete
taut ~ tense,tight,stiff
tender ~ delicate
terrible ~ dreadful
thaw ~ melt,defrost
thrifty ~ economical
thrive ~ prosper
total ~ whole,entire
trivial ~ insignificant
turbulent ~ tumultuous
turmoil ~ commotion
Synonym Words List – U,V
unbiased ~ impartial
upset ~ perturb,ruffle
urgent ~ crucial
vacant ~ unoccupied
vague ~ unclear
valiant ~ courageous
vibrate ~ quiver,tremble
vicious ~ malicious
victory ~ triumph,win
virtuous ~ righteous
vulgar ~ offensive,uncouth
Synonym Words List – W
wealth ~ riches,prosperity
weary ~ tired,fatigued
wholehearted ~ earnest
wild ~ uncivilized
win ~ triumph,prevail
wise ~ knowing,smart
wonderful ~ marvelous
worn ~ used
wrong ~ mistaken
Synonym Words List – Y,Z
yield ~ produce
zenith ~ peak,pinnacle
