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