1. |
sacred |
holy |
hallowed |
divine |
|
blasphemous |
profane |
irreverent |
sacrilegious |
2. |
salvation |
deliverance |
redemption |
grace |
|
condemnation |
damnation |
perdition |
punishment |
3. |
sanity |
good sense |
judiciousness |
level-headedness |
|
insanity |
lunacy |
derangement |
dementia |
4. |
satisfied |
gratified |
content |
fulfilled |
|
dissatisfied |
unhappy |
discontented |
displeased |
5. |
secede |
separate |
segregate |
split |
|
join |
combine |
connect |
unite |
6. |
senility |
senescence |
elderliness |
dotage |
|
youth |
youthfulness |
juvenescence |
springtime |
7. |
sensitive |
sentient |
responsive |
perceptive |
|
insensitive |
callous |
thick-skinned |
unfeeling |
8. |
sentimental |
emotional |
mawkish |
schmaltzy |
|
dispassionate |
unemotional |
practical |
down-to- earth |
9. |
shabby |
scruffy |
shoddy |
sloppy |
|
neat |
tidy |
spruce |
stainless |
10. |
significant |
meaningful |
important |
vital |
|
insignificant |
meaningless |
trivial |
worthless |
11. |
similarity |
sameness |
similitude |
likeness |
|
dissimilarity |
antithesis |
disparity |
variation |
12. |
simple |
plain |
straightforward |
uncomplicated |
|
complex |
convoluted |
intricate |
complicated |
13. |
smart |
clever |
intelligent |
quick-witted |
|
dull |
stupid |
dense |
slow |
14. |
sociable |
social |
friendly |
convivial |
|
withdrawn |
antisocial |
unsociable |
standoffish |
15. |
solitary |
alone |
solo |
single |
|
together |
collectively |
jointly |
mutually |
16. |
solitude |
loneliness |
isolation |
reclusiveness |
|
companionship |
company |
friendship |
camaraderie |
17. |
static |
motionless |
stationary |
fixed |
|
dynamic |
moving |
mobile |
active |
18. |
superb |
excellent |
superior |
outstanding |
|
mediocre |
inferior |
substandard |
ordinary |
19. |
sympathetic |
compassionate |
affectionate |
caring |
|
unsympathetic |
apathetic |
cold-hearted |
indifferent |
20. |
synthesise |
combine |
compound |
join |
|
separate |
divide |
take apart |
analyse |
*Three types of antonyms (gradable, complementary and relational) can be distinguished. Word meanings are context-dependent.