| 1. |
agree |
admit |
allow |
grant |
permit |
|
disagree |
deny |
dispute |
differ |
reject |
| 2. |
ace |
expert |
virtuoso |
master |
specialist |
|
novice |
rookie |
beginner |
dabbler |
apprentice |
| 3. |
allow |
permit |
grant |
okay |
consent |
|
censor |
forbid |
ban |
delete |
restrict |
| 4. |
altruistic |
unselfish |
benevolent |
kind |
generous |
|
egocentric |
selfish |
self-interested |
self-indulgent |
stingy |
| 5. |
approach |
come nearer |
advance |
move closer |
go toward |
|
retreat |
go away |
leave |
depart |
skedaddle |
| 6. |
approve |
laud |
compliment |
praise |
commend |
|
disapprove |
rebuke |
reproach |
condemn |
blame |
| 7. |
begin |
start |
introduce |
induce |
initiate |
|
end |
stop |
complete |
terminate |
finish |
| 8. |
best |
finest |
unrivalled |
premium |
prime |
|
worst |
least |
slightest |
most wanting |
lowest |
| 9. |
big |
huge |
large |
mammoth |
great |
|
small |
tiny |
diminutive |
minute |
bantam |
| 10. |
bright |
luminous |
shiny |
resplendent |
brilliant |
|
dark |
gloomy |
dull |
drab |
dim |
| 11. |
broad |
wide |
extensive |
outstretched |
expansive |
|
narrow |
confined |
restricted |
thin |
cramped |
| 12. |
civilized |
refined |
polished |
civil |
sophisticated |
|
uncivilized |
coarse |
crude |
boorish |
uncultured |
| 13. |
combine |
connect |
mix |
fuse |
merge |
|
split |
divide |
sever |
break up |
separate |
| 14. |
concrete |
actual |
factual |
real |
tangible |
|
abstract |
ideal |
conceptual |
recondite |
intangible |
| 15. |
construct |
build up |
assemble |
erect |
manufacture |
|
destroy |
break |
demolish |
ruin |
smash |
| 16. |
courteous |
well-mannered |
considerate |
polite |
respectful |
|
discourteous |
bad-mannered |
inconsiderate |
rude |
disrespectful |
| 17. |
discretion |
caution |
judgement |
tact |
discernment |
|
carelessness |
disregard |
indiscretion |
negligence |
slackness |
| 18. |
ecstasy |
bliss |
elation |
delight |
euphoria |
|
misery |
woe |
despair |
sorrow |
agony |
| 19. |
encourage |
aid |
boost |
spur |
support |
|
discourage |
dishearten |
dispirit |
deter |
restrain |
| 20. |
fair |
impartial |
just |
lawful |
unbiased |
|
unfair |
partial |
unjust |
dishonest |
biased |
| 21. |
familiar |
well-known |
everyday |
common |
accustomed |
|
unfamiliar |
unknown |
unusual |
uncommon |
unaccustomed |
| 22. |
fast |
speedy |
quick |
rapid |
snap |
|
slow |
unhurried |
tardy |
sluggish |
slack |
| 23. |
free |
self-determining |
sovereign |
autonomous |
unrestricted |
|
bound |
limited |
confined |
restrained |
restricted |
| 24. |
friend |
buddy |
companion |
mate |
pal |
|
foe |
enemy |
opponent |
rival |
adversary |
| 25. |
full |
filled |
jammed |
loaded |
saturated |
|
empty |
void |
bare |
depleted |
vacant |
| 26. |
high |
raised |
elevated |
lofty |
towering |
|
low |
sunken |
subsided |
low-set |
bottomward |
| 27. |
hot |
blazing |
boiling |
scorching |
sizzling |
|
cold |
arctic |
chilly |
freezing |
icy |
| 28. |
include |
insert |
incorporate |
keep |
contain |
|
omit |
exclude |
delete |
drop |
eliminate |
| 29. |
knowledge |
learning |
scholarship |
science |
expertise |
|
ignorance |
stupidity |
illiteracy |
lack of education |
philistinism |
| 30. |
leader |
master |
boss |
director |
commander |
|
follower |
minion |
subordinate |
yes-man |
lackey |
| 31. |
minor |
small |
slight |
unimportant |
inconsequential |
|
major |
big |
considerate |
important |
consequential |
| 32. |
modest |
shy |
coy |
demure |
diffident |
|
immodest |
shameless |
brazen |
arrogant |
coarse |
| 33. |
near |
close-by |
nearby |
adjacent |
in close proximity |
|
far |
distant |
remote |
removed |
far-off |
| 34. |
neat |
orderly |
tidy |
spic-and-span |
organised |
|
untidy |
unkempt |
disorderly |
messy |
jumbled |
| 35. |
often |
usually |
frequently |
generally |
repeatedly |
|
seldom |
sometimes |
infrequently |
occasionally |
hardly ever |
| 36. |
peace |
harmony |
agreement |
reconciliation |
accord |
|
war |
battle |
hostility |
strife |
(armed) conflict |
| 37. |
plain |
simple |
basic |
unembellished |
unpretentious |
|
decorated |
adorned |
patterned |
embellished |
ornate |
| 38. |
relax |
slow down |
recline |
twiddle thumbs |
unwind |
|
agonize |
worry |
feel uneasy |
fret |
grieve |
| 39. |
question |
inquiry |
query |
investigation |
inquest |
|
answer |
reply |
response |
retort |
rejoinder |
| 40. |
save |
hoard |
stash |
accumulate |
stockpile |
|
spend |
pay out |
expend |
disburse |
invest |
| 41. |
spiritual |
devotional |
religious |
divine |
sacred |
|
irreverent |
irreligious |
secular |
sacrilegious |
profane |
| 42. |
silence |
stillness |
quiet |
calmness |
hush |
|
thunder |
blast |
boom |
crash |
roar |
| 43. |
soft |
fluffy |
flexible |
cushioned |
pliable |
|
hard |
unbendable |
inflexible |
rigid |
unpliable |
| 44. |
specific |
clear-cut |
definite |
distinct |
explicit |
|
vague |
fuzzy |
hazy |
imprecise |
indistinct |
| 45. |
success |
accomplishment |
achievement |
favourable outcome |
attainment |
|
failure |
botch |
blunder |
fiasco |
flop |
| 46. |
sweet |
sugary |
candy-coated |
pleasant |
delicious |
|
sour |
acerbic |
acetic |
unsavoury |
bad-tasting |
| 47. |
tired |
exhausted |
weary |
fatigued |
drained |
|
energized |
refreshed |
invigorated |
perked up |
excited |
| 48. |
triumph |
victory |
achievement |
jubilation |
conquest |
|
disaster |
failure |
catastrophe |
calamity |
mishap |
| 49. |
truth |
veracity |
validity |
gospel |
authenticity |
|
falsehood |
lie |
sham |
deception |
fraud |
| 50. |
wealth |
riches |
resources |
money |
affluence |
|
poverty |
want |
hardship |
neediness |
destitution |
*Three types of antonyms (gradable, complementary and relational) can be distinguished. Word meanings are context-dependent.
