Unit 2 Synonyms/Antonyms

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pejorative antonyms

complimentary, ameliorative

sacrilege synonyms

desecration, profanation, defilement

devious antonyms

direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard

accost antonyms

evade, avoid, shun

myopic antonyms

farsighted

propriety synonyms

fitness, correctness, decorum

brackish antonyms

fresh, clear, sweet

incendiary synonyms

inflammatory, provocative, firebrand

avid synonyms

keen, enthusiastic, grasping

histrionic antonyms

low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued

gambit synonyms

ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver

animadversion antonyms

praise, compliment

summarily synonyms

promptly, peremptorily, abruptly

celerity synonyms

promptness, alacrity, speed

animadversion synonyms

rebuke, reproof

avid antonyms

reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic

undulate synonyms

ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall

devious synonyms

roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful

overt antonyms

secret, clandestine, covert, concealed

myopic synonyms

shortsighted

celerity antonyms

slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness

incendiary antonyms

soothing, quieting, peacemaker

halcyon synonyms

tranquil, serene, placid, palmy

halcyon antonyms

turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous

propriety antonyms

unseemliness, inappropriateness

maelstrom synonyms

vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult

brackish synonyms

briny, saline

accost synonyms

buttonhole, approach, confront

overt synonyms

clear, obvious, manifest, patent

histrionic synonyms

affected, stagy


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