List of antonyms
- 1. LIST OF ANTONYMS
Advance – retreat
Adversity – prosperity
Arrival – departure
Ancient – modern
Arrest – release, free
Ascent – descent
Acquit – convict
Acceptance – rejection
Armament – disarmament
Absurd – reasonable
Ample – meagre
Advantage – disadvantage
Agree – disagree
Angel – devil
- 2. Absence – presence
Bottom – top
Broad – narrow
Buy – sell
Blunt – sharp
Busy – idle
Beautiful – ugly
Blessing – curse
Bravery – cowardice
Belief – disbelief
Beneficial – harmful
Barren – fertile
Beginning – end
Barbaric – civil
Boon – bane, curse
Better – worse
Cheerful – gloomy
Concord – discord, disagreement
- 3. Complicated – simple
Cautious – negligent
Consent – dissent
Confess – deny
Compare – contrast
Courageous – timid
Care – neglect
Creation – destruction
Confidence – diffidence
Civilized – uncivilized, wild
Cause – effect
Certain – uncertain
Credit – cash
Converge – diverge
Docile – stubborn
Deep – shallow
Friendly – hostile
Foolish – wise
- 4. False – true
Guest – host
Gain – loss
Grateful – ungrateful
General – particular
Genuine – spurious
Humility – insolence
Heaven – hell
Honour – shame, dishonour
Hope – despair
Heredity – environment
Humble – proud, haughty
Honest – dishonest
Import – export
Include – exclude
Increase – decrease
Innocent – guilty