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Synonyms and Antonyms
Hi Learners, Today I’m going to share with you 150 Synonyms and Antonyms. Synonyms and Antonyms are two types of words that are commonly used in language to express similar or opposite meanings of a word, respectively. Don’t forget to download a free PDF of this lesson from the bottom of this page.
Synonyms in English
Synonyms are words that, while often having slightly distinct connotations, have comparable meanings to another word. For instance, while “happy” and “joyful” both describe the pleasant emotion of happiness, “joyful” has a stronger connotation of intense happiness.
Antonyms in English
On the other hand, antonyms are words that have the exact opposite connotations of another term. As an illustration, the terms “hot” and “cold” are antonyms because they describe different temperatures.
In order to communicate more effectively and to use language more precisely, it can be beneficial to have a solid understanding of synonyms and antonyms.
Synonyms and Antonyms Words List
Synonyms | Antonyms |
Formal | Informal |
Experienced | Inexperienced |
Expected | Unexpected |
Harsh | Polite |
Justice | Injustice |
Pleased | Annoyed |
Entirely | Deficiency |
Constructive | Destructive |
Narrow | Wide |
Prison | Freedom |
Include | Exclude |
Roaming | Steady |
Upper | Lower |
Friend | Enemy |
Expensive | Cheap |
Past | Future |
Hurdle | Assistance |
Identical | Unknown |
Spend | Save |
Comic | Tragic |
Obey | Disobey |
Regular | Irregular |
Original | Duplicate |
Strengthen | Weaken |
Professional | Subprofessional |
Synonyms | Antonyms |
Tiring | Untiring |
Conflicting | Alike |
Concise | Lengthy |
Lead | Astray |
Agree | Disagree |
Rumor | Reality |
Uncertain | Obvious |
Thick | Thin |
Sharp | Dull |
Yesterday | Tomorrow |
Follower | Rival |
Dreams | Realities |
Original | Duplicate |
Throw | Keep |
Accuse | Pardon |
Reveal | Closed |
Wise | Foolish |
Fastly | Gradually |
Truth | Lie |
Swim | Drown |
Divided | Divided |
Behave | Misbehave |
Recent | Next |
Promotion | Demotion |
Request | Order |
Synonyms | Antonyms |
Forwards | Backwards |
Sleeping | Awakening |
Male | Female |
Diplomatic | Straight forward |
Sitting | Never |
Romantic | Classical |
Accepted | Rejected |
Stable | Unstable |
Official | Unofficial |
Active | Inactive |
Encourage | Discourage |
Advantage | Disadvantage |
Important | Unimportant |
Standing | Sitting |
Fierce | Sympathetic |
Give | Take |
Disadvantage | Settled |
Honored | Dishonored |
Fortune | Misfortune |
Slow | Fast |
Usual | Unusual |
Forgive | Punish |
Directly | Indirectly |
Educated | Uneducated |
Beginning | Ending |
Synonyms | Antonyms |
Hard | Soft |
Fresh | Rotten |
War | Peace |
Intelligent | Silly |
Productive | Unproductive |
Mature | Immature |
King | Slave |
Pass | Fail |
Locked | Unlocked |
Courteous | Rude |
Aware | Unaware |
Break | Join |
Connect | Disconnect |
Mature | Immature |
Rich | Poor |
Kind | Cruel |
Soft | Smooth |
Virtuous | Sinful |
Aware | Unaware |
Famous | Notorious |
Social | Anti social |
Normal | Abnormal |
Success | Failure |
Educated | Uneducated |
Honored | Dishonored |
Synonyms | Antonyms |
Love | Hate |
Arrogant | Polite |
Open minded | Open minded |
Noise | Calm |
Foreigner | Native |
Respect | Insult |
Assert | Remit |
Crying | Laughing |
Some | All. Some |
Brave | Coward |
Water | Fire |
Added | Subtracted |
Famed | Defamed |
Patience | Impatience |
Common | Proper |
Paralleled | Unparalleled |
Offense | Defense |
Idealist | Pessimist |
Easy | Difficult |
Ease | Trouble |
Earth | Sky |
Assure | Doubt |
Complete | Incomplete |
Explore | Cover |
Live | Die |
Synonyms | Antonyms |
Loyal | Disloyal |
Real | Fake |
Mock | Mock |
Magnificent | Ridiculous |
Enjoyed | Bored |
Ancient | Modern |
Healthy | Unhealthy |
Profit | Profit |
Surrender | Resist |
Honest | Dishonest |
Opened | Closed |
Unhealthy | Disorder |
Successful | Unsuccessful |
Vicious | Virtuous |
Import | Export |
God | Satan |
Shriek | Silent |
Present | Absent |
Wild | Civilized |
Strange | Normal |
Incoming | Outgoing |
Optimist | Pessimist |
Combine | Break |
Artificial | Natural |
Tight | Loose |
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