Synonyms and Antonyms

Accost: address, approach, greet, speak to, hail.

ant.- avoid, evade, passby.

Appear: be visible, present itself, show itself.

ant.- disappear, vanish.

Abate: assuage, decrease, diminish, lessen, mitigate, moderate, reduce, subside, allay, slacken, subdue, curtail, remit.

ant.- enlarge, increase, intensify, prolong, enhance.

Abbreviation: abridgement, contraction, curtailment, reduction, shortening.

ant.- enlargement, expansion, extension.

Abstinence: abstention, continence, moderation, selfrestraint, sobriety, temperance.

ant.- excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, selfindulgence.

Acquire: attain, collect, earn, get, obtain, procure, reach, secure, win.

ant.- fail, lose, surrender, miss.

Adjacent: adjoining, beside, bordering, close, near, next, neighbouring.

ant.- far away, beyond, distant, separate.

Adhere: attach, clasp, cleave, cling, fasten, grasp, grip, have, hold, keep, maintain, support, check, carry, accommodate, confine, contain.

ant.- leave, loosen, unfasten.

Accentuate: emphasize, stress, exaggerate, heighten, intensify, underline.

ant.- minimize, moderate, subdue.

Avoid: escape, keep away from, shun.

ant.- pursue, seek out.

Affection: attachment, friendliness, goodwill, kindness, love, tenderness.

ant.- animosity, antipathy, aversion, dislike, indifference, repugnance.

Ask: question, inquire, require, claim, demand.

ant.- answer, reply.

Abrupt: precipitate, short, unexpected, occurring by chance, sudden, curt, rude, precipitous, sharp, sheer.

ant.- anticipated, expected, gradual.

Attractive: charming, fascinating, winsome, lovely.

ant.- displeasing, ugly.

Achieve: accomplish, execute, fulfil, gain, realize, win, attain, reach.

ant.- abandon, fail, lose, miss.

Accuse: blame, censure, denounce, incriminate, indict, charge.

ant.- absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate.

Abstracted: appropriated, detached, parted, removed, separated, excluded, abridged.

ant.- added, combined, united, injected.

Acclaim: applaud, cheer, extol, honour, glorify, laud, praise, hail, salute.

ant.- berate, dishonour, jeer, revile.

Absolve: cleanse, discharge, acquit, exonerate, pardon, release, shrive, forgive.

ant.- bind, blame, charge, convict, incriminate.

Accomplish: achieve, attain, complete, consummate, execute, fulfil, manage, finish, perform.

ant.- block, defeat, fail, frustrate, spoil.

Accelerate: expedite, forward, hasten, hurry, push, dispatch, quicken, rush, speed up, anticipate.

ant.- block, hinder, impede, obstruct, resist, retard.

Afraid: alarmed, cowardly, fearful, frightened, scared, timid, timorous.

ant.- brave, courageous, bold, valourous.

Assemble: collect, muster, gather, congregate.

ant.- break up, disassemble, disband.

Agony: ache, anguish, distress, misery, pain, suffering, trial, ferment, torture, anxiety.

ant.- comfort, happiness, health, mitigation, ease, relief.

Applaud: cheer, clap, praise, laud.

ant.- condemn, criticize.

Assent: agree, concur, accede, give consent.

ant.- deny, dissent.

Arrive: come, get here, reach attain

ant.- depart, leave.

Adapt: accommodate, adjust, conform, modify, fit, suit, regulate, convert, reconcile.

ant.- derange, misapply, misfit.

Accompany: attend, chaperon, conduct, convoy, escort, join, follow.

ant.- desert, leave.

Accumulate: accrue, amass, assemble, collect, gather, hoard, increase, pile, store, aggregate, bank.

ant.- diminish, disperse, dissipate, spend, waste.

Agreeable: acceptable, amiable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, suitable, willing, congenial, compatible, harmonious.

ant.- disagreeable, obnoxious, offensive, unpleasant.

Approve: accept, appreciate, grant, sanction, confirm, make valid.

ant.- disallow, veto.

Arrange: adjust, settle, set in order.

ant.- disarrange.

Attach: fasten, tie, join, connect, affix, fix, annex.

ant.- detach, disconnect, untie.

Abet: excite, fan, stirup, provoke, rouse, stimulate, incite, support.

ant.- deter, discourage, hinder, oppose, resist.

Advantage: benefit, profit, gain, interest.

ant.- detriment, harm, disadvantage.

Abase: degrade, disgrace, castdown, demean, dishonour.

ant.- dignify, elevate, honour, praise.

Accrue: accumulate, amass, gather, grow, increase, store, collect.

ant.- diminish, disperse, dissipate

Absorb: assimilate, consume, engulf, imbibe, incorporate, merge, swallow, engross, take in, integrate, preoccupy, obsess.

ant.- discharge, dispense, eject, emit, exude.

Accede: agree, assent, consent, acquiesce, yield, comply, attain.

ant.- dissent, protest, refuse.

Assurance: assuredness, comfort, consolation, pledge.

ant.- distrust, mistrust, suspicion.

Active: operative, working, busy, industrious, agile, alert, brisk, energetic, lively, mobile, nimble, quick, sprightly, activeness, business, vigil, animation, wakefulness.

ant.- dormant, inactive, idle, indolent, passive.

Activity: action, activeness, business, vigil, activation, wakefulness, agility, alertness, briskness, energy, enterprise, exercise, intensity, liveliness, motion, progress, quickness, rapidity.

ant.- dullness, idleness, inactivity, inertia.

Agility: activity, briskness, energy, enterprise, liveliness, movement, quickness, rapidity.

ant.- dullness, idleness, inactivity, inertia.

Aggregate: amount, entirety, collection, conglomeration, mass, sum, total, whole.

ant.- element, part, particular, unit.

Accommodate: adapt, adjust, arrange, conform, harmonize, oblige, serve, fit, suit.

ant.- embarrass, disarrange, obstruct, prevent.

Abbreviate: abridge, condense, contract, curtail, lessen, reduce, shorten, digest, truncate, prune.

ant.- enlarge, expand, extend, lengthen.

Adverse: antagonistic, hostile, contrary, opposed, opposite, unfavourable.

ant.- favourable, cooperative, assisting, approving.

Actuality: certainty, fact, reality, truth, event, incident, occurrence.

ant.- fiction, supposition, theory, unreal.

Arrest: detention, capture, apprehension, seizure, seize, apprehend.

ant.- free, release.

Artificial: unnatural, factitious, made by art, fake, hand-made, handcrafted, synthetic.

ant.- genuine, true, natural.

Advance: accelerate, elevate, forward, further, improve, move, promote, bring forward, offer, propose, propound, proceed, suggest.

ant.- halt, oppose, retreat, withdraw.

Ashamed: abashed, humiliated, sorry, embarrassed, mortified, shy.

ant.- honoured, proud.

Action: work, achievement, activity, deed, exploit, motion, movement, performance.

ant.- idleness, inactivity, inertia, repose.

Acquaintance: cognizance, companion, experience, ken, familiarity, friendship, intimacy, knowledge.

ant.- ignorance, inexperience, unfamiliarity.

Ability: aptitude, aptness, capability, capacity, dexterity, efficiency, faculty, qualification, talent, knowledge, power, skill, competency.

ant.- inability, incapability, incapacity, incompetence.

Admissible: allowable, justifiable, permissible, tolerable, acceptable, suitable.

ant.- inadmissible, irrelevant, unacceptable, unsuitable.

Absolute: complete, entire, infinite, perfect, total, ultimate, full, filled, whole, supreme, unrestricted, thorough, sheer, fixed, positive, unbounded, plenary.

ant.- incomplete, imperfect.

Abundant: bountiful, copious, lavish, opulent, plentiful, profuse, rich.

ant.- insufficient, rare, scant, scarce.

Achievement: performance, accomplishment, deed, feat, attainment, execution, realization.

ant.- neglect, omission, defeat, failure, misfortune.

Aberrant: abnormal, deviate, eccentric, peculiar, unusual.

ant.- normal, ordinary, regular, usual.

Abnormal: aberrant, erratic, irregular, unusual, eccentric, anomalous.

ant.- normal, regular, usual.

Assistance: help, aid, support, succour.

ant.- opposition, resistance.

Attest: certify, endorse, give evidence, testify, prove, witness, depose, bear, swear vouch.

ant.- prove false, rebut, refute.

Appease: pacify, satisfy, propitiate, mollify, soothe, placate, slake.

ant.- provoke, dissatisfy, vex.

Absurd: inconsistent, irrational, ludicrous, nonsensical, selfcontradictory, preposterous, ridiculous, comic, senseless, unreasonable, illogical, paradoxical, extravagant, fantastic, silly, unmeaning, fatuous, laughable.

ant.- rational, reasonable, logical, sensible, sound.

Affect: alter, change, influence, modify, concern, regard, impress, melt, move, soften, subdue, touch, adopt, assume, feign, pretend.

ant.- unalter, still, unmodify, disregard, frozen, stuck.

Attack: assail, assault, invade, aggress.

ant.- defend, guard.

Authentic: genuine, real, true, uncorrupted, authoritative, pure, trustworthy.

ant.- unreal, untrue.

Abandon: abdicate, waive, discontinue, relinquish, resign, surrender, vacate, desert, orsake, leave, quit, give up, forgo, withdraw, maroon, discard, drop.

ant.- defend, maintain, occupy.

Adequate: ample, capable, commensurate, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable, fitting, enough, serviceable.

ant.- deficient, insufficient, lacking, scant.

Admire: appreciate, approve, esteem, praise, respect, venerate, idolize, regard.

ant.- abhor, despise, detest, dislike, hate.

Act: accomplishment, action, deed, do, doing, execute, operation, feat, perform, transaction.

ant.- abstain, discontinue, cease, stop.

Abeyance: adjournment, postponement, deferment, inactivity, suspension.

ant.- action, enforcement, renewal, revival.

Abstract: detach, dissociate, isolate, remove, separate, abridge.

ant.- add, combine, insert, unite, inject.

Abominate: abhor, detest, dislike, hate, loathe.

ant.- admire, cherish, like, love.

Abhor: despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, loathe.

ant.- admire, desire, esteem, like, relish, respect .

Accomplice: assistant, abettor, accessory, ally, associate, confederate, crony.

ant.- adversary, enemy, opponent, rival.

.Abominable: detestable, foul, hateful, loathsome, odious, repugnant, revolting.

ant.- agreeable, enjoyable, delightful, pleasant.

Aim: aspiration, design, endeavour, goal, intention, purpose.

ant.- aimless, carelessness.

Aggravate: impair, intensify, spoil, magnify, worsen, annoy, embitter, exasperate, irritate, provoke.

ant.- appease, improve, mitigate, soften, soothe.

Alarm: consternation, dismay, fear, signal, terror, warning, fright, panic, scare, alert, warn.

ant.- assurance, composure, peace, security, tranquillity, calm.

Absent: missing, nonattendant, not present, nonresident, lost, wanting, omitted, gone, away, lacking, truant.

ant.- attendant, present.

Augury: omen, auspice, precursor, herald, prophecy.

ant.- bad omen, ill-omen.

Apex: top, summit, acme, zenith, pinnacle, highest point, peak, climax.

ant.- base, bottom, depths.

Anxious: restless, unquiet, solicitous, eager, worried.

ant.- calm, cool, assured.

Agitate: arouse, disturb, excite, perturb, provoke, rouse, ruffle, shake, stir, trouble.

ant.- calm, ease, placate, soothe, quite.

Alien: foreign, strange, foreigner, stranger, immigrant, exterior, unconformity.

ant.- citizen, countryman, dweller, inhabitant.

Ardent: burning, passionate, hot, fervent, keen, warm, zealous.

ant.- cold, cool, frigid.

Abuse: dishonour, disparage, insult, maltreat, revile, upbraid, asperse, defame, harm, malign, persecute, vilify.

ant.- commend, laud, respect, cherish, favour, praise, sustain.

Academic: bookish, erudite, learned, literary, pedantic, scholarly, theoretical, scholastic, collegiate, educational.

ant.- commonsense, simple, ignorant, practical.

Abolish: eradicate, abrogate, annul, cancel, invalidate, nullify, finish, end, revoke, exterminate, wipe out.

ant.- confirm, continue, establish, institute, legalize, restore

Accord: agree, allow, assent, concede, permit, agreement, acquiescence, harmony, grant, reconciliation, unison.

ant.- contend, disallow, dispute, question, dissension, opposition, strife.

Affirm: assert, aver, declare, maintain, state, swear.

ant.- contradict, demur, deny, oppose, nullify.

Agree: acquiesce, approve, assent, accede, comply, concur, consent, harmonize.

ant.- contradict, differ, disagree, dispute, dissent.

Allege: affirm, aver, cite, claim, declare, maintain, state, assert.

ant.- contradict, dissent, refute, repudiate, deny.

Admit: accept, allow, assent, concede, grant, permit, sanction.

ant.- debar, deny, dismiss, refuse, reject.

Advise: admonish, counsel, instruct, recommend, suggest, inform, notify, prescribe, exhort.

ant.- deceive, misdirect, misinform.

Add: adjoin, annex, append, attach, augment, increase.

ant.- deduct, detach, reduce, remove, subtract, withdraw.