100 Examples of Synonyms and Antonyms Vocabulary
Synonyms and antonyms are two of the most important aspects of the English language. They help you to improve your vocabulary and make your writing more interesting. Here are 100 examples of synonyms and antonyms to help you improve your English vocabulary.
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Synonyms
Synonyms are basically different words that have the same meaning. They can be very useful when you want to avoid repeating yourself, or when you want to make your writing more interesting.
Antonyms/Opposites
Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning. They can be very useful when you want to emphasize something, or when you want to make your writing more interesting.
100 Examples of Synonyms and Antonyms
100 Examples of Synonyms
- Choosy – picky
- Continue – persist
- Depraved – wicked, evil
- Foyer – lobby
- Intellectual – mental
- Pressing – urgent
- To condemn – to sentence
- To glitter – to sparkle
- Uncared for – neglected
- Uninjured – unhurt
- Arise – occur
- Conscientious – virtuous
- Cry – sob
- Decontrol – deregulate
- Homicide – murder
- To intend – to mean
- To renew – to resume
- Uncommon – unusual
- Unforeseen – unexpected
- Well mannered – polite
- Belly – stomach
- Conservative – cautious
- Curler – roller
- Deserted – abandoned
- Dull – blunt
- Everlasting – eternal
- In the meantime – meanwhile
- Mobile – moveable
- Poisonous – toxic
- Trivial – worthless
- Almost – nearly
- Before – prior
- Famous – famed, renowned
- Important – meaningful
- Independent – autonomous
- Omnipotent – all
- Special – exceptional
- Temper – mood
- To hazard – to endanger
- Unbiased – impartial
- Approve – endorse
- Believable – plausible
- Contrary – opposite
- Cruel – mean
- Inventory – stock
- Meager – scanty
- Second – moment
- To beat – to defeat
- To illustrate – to demonstrate
- Vacancy – emptiness
- Comic – comedian
- Dirty – soiled
- Enemy – opponent
- Grasping – greedy
- Hearsay – rumor
- Naked – bare
- Nice – pleasing
- Reminiscence – memory
- To denote – to indicate, to represent
- To oversee – to supervise
- Contented – satisfied
- Fantastic – great, brilliant
- Movie – film
- Mysterious – occult
- New – fresh
- Particular – specific
- Possibility – opportunity
- Religious – devout
- Transparent – obvious
- Wonderful – marvelous
- Ability – skill
- Amateur – beginner
- Ballot – poll
- Branch – department
- Contemporary – modern
- Damage – hurt
- Devil – satan
- Maneuver – manipulate
- Midway – halfway
- Mild – gentle
- Afraid – scared
- Daybreak – dawn
- Immobile – motionless
- Militant – combative
- Quite – fairly
- Rude – impolite
- To bring sb. Up – to raise
- To imitate – to mimic
- Worn – old
- Able – capable
- After – following, next
- Association – organization
- Convention – conference
- Foxy – cunning
- Hate – loathe
- Hint – trace, tip
- Incidentally – by the way
- Nervous – perturbed
- Non – stop
- Deliberate – planned
100 Examples of Antonyms
- approximately– exactly
- arrival– departure
- careless– careful
- immigration– emigration
- new– ancient
- slim– fat
- thick– thin
- work– rest
- argue– agree
- asleep– awake
- calm– excited
- defeat– victory
- fix– break
- private– public
- thin– thick
- yesterday– tomorrow
- about– exactly
- ask– answer
- dead– alive
- death– birth
- emigrate– immigrate
- ill– healty
- nephew– niece
- valley– mountain
- compliment– insult
- elementary– advanced
- forbid– allow
- girl– boy
- give– take
- miss– hit
- presence– absence
- day– night
- flat– hilly
- go– come
- lose– win
- loser– winner
- negative– affirmative
- safe– dangerous
- ascent– descent
- comedy– drama
- complicated– simple
- deep– shallow
- follow– lead
- ignore– notice
- there– here
- whole– part
- already– not yet
- empty– full
- humid– dry
- near– distant
- odd– even
- sadness– happiness
- vacant– occupied
- victory– defeat
- allow– forbid
- bore– amuse
- husband– wife
- moon– sun
- satisfaction– regret
- save– spend
- winter– summer
- young– old
- artificial– natural
- busy– lazy
- defend– attack
- floor– ceiling
- for– against
- immigrate– emigrate
- never– always
- arrest– free
- arrive– depart
- attack– defend
- catch– miss
- miss– catch
- present– past
- women– men
- yes – no
- body– soul
- hungry– thirsty
- moderate– extreme
- occupied– vacant
- sad– happy
- satisfy– annoy
- wide– narrow
- woman– man
- defence– attack
- foreground– background
- in front of – back
- loud– quiet
- off– on
- safety– danger
- vertical– horizontal
- above– below
- buy– sell
- careful– careless
- ceiling– floor
- emigration– immigration
- harvest– plant
- same– different
- useless– useful
