Synonyms and Antonyms Unit 2

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banter

antonyms: a serious talk or discussion

glut

antonyms: a shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity

detriment

antonyms: an advantage, help, plus

oblique

antonyms: direct, straight to the point

gingerly

antonyms: firmly, confidently, aggressively

durable

antonyms: fragile, perishable; fleeting, ephemeral

wanton

antonyms: justified; morally strict; responsible

enterprising

antonyms: lazy, indolent; timid, diffident

bountiful

antonyms: scarce, scanty, in short, supply

venerate

antonyms: to despise, detest; to ridicule, deride

minimize

antonyms: to magnify, enlarge, exaggerate

veer

antonyms: to move ahead in a straight line

invalidate

antonyms: to support, confirm, back up; to legalize

avowed

antonyms: unacknowledged, undisclosed

congested

antonyms: uncluttered, unimpeded

incognito

antonyms: undisguised

frugal

antonyms: wasteful, improvident; lavish, extravagant

avowed

synonyms: admitted, declared; sworn

gingerly

synonyms: cautiously, warily, circumspectly

incognito

synonyms: in disguised, under an assumed, identity

detriment

synonyms: injury, harm; a hindrance, liability

congested

synonyms: jammed, packed, choked

bountiful

synonyms: liberal, abundant, copious

legendary

synonyms: mythical, fabulous; famous, celebrated

antics

synonyms: pranks, shenanigans

wanton

synonyms: rash; malicious, spiteful; unprovoked `

oblique

synonyms: slanted, diagonal; indirect

durable

synonyms: sturdy, long-lasting, enduring

banter

synonyms: teasing, joking, raillery

frugal

synonyms: thrifty; meager, skimpy

minimize

synonyms: to belittle, downplay, underrate

invalidate

synonyms: to cancel, annul; to disprove, discredit

glut

synonyms: to flood, inundate; a surplus, plethora

main

synonyms: to injure, cripple; to mar, disfigure, mutilate

veer

synonyms: to swerve, change course suddenly

venerate

synonyms: to worship, revere, idolize

enterprising

synonyms: vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious


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