Unit 8 Synonyms and Antonyms

acrimonious

SYNONYM: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish ATONYMS: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

consternation

SYNONYM: shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay ANTONYMS: calm, composure, aplomb

bovine

SYNONYM: stolid, dull, slow, stupid ANTONYMS: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick

relegate

SYNONYM: transfer, consign, demote, exile ANTONYM: promote, elevate, advance, recall

odium

SYNONYMS: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy ANTONYMS: esteem, admiration, approbation

hypothetical

SYNONYMS: assumes, supposed, conjectural, conditional ANTONYMS: actual, real, tested, substantiated

perfidy

SYNONYMS: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity ANTONYMS: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

impugn

SYNONYMS: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question ANTONYMS: confirm, prove, verify, validate

gauntlet

SYNONYMS: dare, provocation, trial, punishment

disavow

SYNONYMS: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure ANTONYMS: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

dissipate

SYNONYMS: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste ANTONYMS: gather, collect, conserve, husband

intemperate

SYNONYMS: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate ANTONYMS: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

ignoble

SYNONYMS: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid ANTONYMS: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

squeamish

SYNONYMS: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

corpulent

SYNONYMS: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly ANTONYMS: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

expurgate

SYNONYMS: purge, censor, bowdlerize, purify

subservient

SYNONYMS: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful ANTONYMS: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

dissension

SYNONYMS: strife, discord, contention ANTONYMS: agreement, accord, harmony

dispassionate

SYNONYMS: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached ANTONYMS: committed, engaged, partial, biased

susceptible

SYNONYMS: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable ANTONYMS: resistant, immune