ANTONYMS

Abstract -Concrete
Acquit – Condemn
Affirm – Deny
Affluence – Poverty
Aggravate – Alleviate
Analysis – Synthesis
Aristocrat – Commoner
Assent – Dissent
Asset – Liability
Active – Passive
Benediction – Malediction
Begin – End
Better -Worse
Bless – Curse
Bright – Dull
Busy – Idle
Buy – Sell
Bitter – Sweet
Bold – Timid
Bravery – Cowardice
Confident – Diffident
Cheap – Expensive
Coarse – Smooth
Clean – Dirty
Concord – Discord
Covert – Overt
Care – Neglect
Compulsory – Optional
Confess – Deny
Carnal – Spiritual
Democracy Dawn- Autocracy -Dusk
Deep – Shallow
Diligent – Lazy
Defensive – Offensive
Deficit – Surplus
Deflate – Inflate
Domestic -Wild
Deliberate – Unintentional
Destructive – Constructive
Egoism – Altruism
Ebb – Flow
Exotic – Indigenous
Explicit – Implicit
Empty – Full
Entrance – Exit
Ever – Never
Easy – Difficult
Exclude – Include
Extravagant – Frugal, Thrifty
Foreign – Native
Find – Lose
Famous – Obscure
Fair – Foul
Failure – Success
Falsehood -Truth
Fortune – Misfortune
Forget – Remember
Full – Empty
Friendly – Hostile
Fresh – Stale
Foolish – Wise
Give – Take
Gain – Loss
Gather – Scatter
Genuine – Spurious
Gentle -Rough
Gradual – Abrupt
Guilty -Innocent
Grave -Gay
Hard – Soft
Hit – Miss
High – Low
Hasty – Slow, Leisurely
Haughty -Meek
Help – Hinder
Hope – Despair
Humble – Proud
Hurt – Heal
Hate – Love
Idiocy – Sagacity
Idle – Active, Busy
Inhale – E -hale
Imagination – Reality
Increase – Decrease
Input – Output
Industrious – Lazy, Indolent
Inferior – Superior
Joy – Sorrow
Justice – Injustice
Justify – Condemn
Jolly – Solemn, Grave
Jovial – Saturnine
Keen – Blund
Kind – Cruel
Knowledge – Ignorance
Kindle – Extinguish
Lend – Borrow
Life -Death
Love – Hatred
Latter – Former
Later – Earlier
Lead – Follow
Loyal – Disloyal
Long – Short
Loose -Tight
Literate – Illiterate
Major – Minor
Material – Spiritual
Marriage – Celibacy
Memory – Oblivion
Miser -Spendthrift
Modest – Immodest
Mild – Stern, Severe
Many – Few
Neutral – Partial
Narrow – Broad
Natural – Artificial
Noble – Ignoble
Near – Distant, Far
Noise – Silence
Naive – Sophisticated
Negative – Positive
Obey – Disobey
Optimistic- Pessimistic
Often – Seldom
Odd -Even
Offer – Refuse
Obverse – Reverse
Oriental- Occidental
Peace – War
Proud – Humble
Permit – Prohibit
Permanent – Temporary
Praise – Blame.
Pride – Humility
Profit – Loss
Promote – Demote
Punish – Reward
Pure – Impure
Quick – Slow
Question – Answer
Queer- Normal
Quiet – Noisy
Rise – Fall
Ripe – Raw
Rapid – Slow
Regular – Irregular
Resist – Submit
Rough – Smooth
Reserved – Sociable
Safe – Dangerous
Sober – Drunk, Rash
Sweet – Bitter
Strange- Familiar
Succeed – Fail
Start – Finish
Slow – Rapid, Quick
Seldom – Rare
Top – Bottom
True – False
Tranquil – Disturbed
Timid – Brave
Triumph – Defeat
Trivial – Important
Ugly – Beautiful
Upper – Lower
Urban – Rural
Vague – Clear
Virtue – Vice
Victory – Defeat
Wax – Wane