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Vocabulary

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms are words that have the same or almost the same meaning.

Antonyms are the words that have the opposite meaning.

Word Synonyms Antonyms

abandon leave, quit keep, pursue

accumulate gather, pile up disperse, scatter

abound flourish want
accuracy exactness, correctness inaccuracy, error

adamant stubborn, rigid flexible, soft

adequate enough, sufficient deficient, insufficient

baffle frustrate, perplex compose, facilitate

brittle delicate, fragile tough, enduring

bleak dismal, gloomy bright, pleasant

bustle haste, flurry slowness, quiet

calamity adversity, misfortune happiness, fortune

captivate charm, fascinate offend
cavity depth, depression elevation, projection

cease terminate, discontinue begin, originate

contempt disregard, insult regard, praise

contradict deny, oppose approve, confirm

dainty elegant, delicate clumsy, coarse

decay collapse, decompose flourish, progress

deprive despoil, divest repair, construct

despicable worthless, shameless worthy, decent

deceit fraud, cheating honest, sincerity

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