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Vocabulary
Synonyms and Antonyms
The words which have the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the same language are
called synonyms.
The words which have opposite meaning are called antonyms.
Word Synonyms Antonyms
alien foreigner, outsider native, resident
apathy unconcern, indifference concern, care
barbarous uncivilised, savage cultured, civilised
chastise punish, scold cheer, encourage
colossal vast, enormous miniature, diminutive
concur approve, agree differ, disagree
condemn charge, blame pardon, discharge
demolish destroy, ruin build, construct
disciple follower, believer rival, opponent
elude avoid, outrun confront, acknowledge
endeavour aspire, aim give up, quit
esteem respect, regard disregard, disrespect
fanatical enthusiastic, eager unexcited, dispassionate
feud quarrel, dispute harmony, peace
filthy dirty, unclean tidy, clean
grisly gruesome, atrocious pleasing, comforting
gallant brave, heroic fearful, coward
hyperbolic fabricated, extravagant factual, actual
hysterical emotional, uncontrollable calm, collected
impediment hurdle, obstruction assistance, aid
incongruous inappropriate, incompatible compatible, harmonious
infringe violate, breach comply, concur
jaded tired, exhausted activated, fresh
knave dishonest, scoundrel innocent, honest
knotty complicated, difficult manageable
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