SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS : LIST 1 (A - D)

SYNONYMS  &  ANTONYMS   

LIST 1  ( A - D ) 

WORDS	MEANINNG	SYNONYMS	ANTONYMS
Abandon (v)	To leave behind	Reject, desert, forsake, drop, renounce	Keep, claim, continue, maintain
Abbreviate (v)	To shorten	Shorten, reduce, contract, compress	Increase, extend, enlargement, extension, expand
Abdicate (v)		Resign, surrender, renounce, abandon	Keep, claim, continue, maintain
Abhor (v)		Hate, loathe, despise, detest	Love, adore, admire, praise, cherish
Abnormal (adj)		Unusual, unnatural, irregular, extraordinary, uncommon	Usual, natural, regular, ordinary, common
Abolish (v)	Remove completely	Cancel, end, revoke, nullify, disallow	Create, establish, conserve, retain
Abort (v)		Cancel, terminate, abandon, stop, cease	Finish, complete, achieve, conclude
Abridge (v)		Shorten, curtail, reduced, summarised	Expand, lengthen
Abrupt (adj)	Sudden	Immediate, sudden, quick, rapid, unexpected	Unhurried, gradual
Absolute (n)		Complete, perfect, whole, total, full, unqualified, unhurried	Limited, restricted, incomplete
Abstract (adj)		Theoretical, conceptual, ideal	Practical, specific, concrete
Absurd (adj)		Foolish, ridiculous, laughable	Sense, wisdom, reality
Abuse (v)	Using bad or foul words	Insult, misuse, exploit, mishandle, hurt, harm	Respect, honour, protect, praise, compliment
Accelerate (v)	Speed up	Hurry, quicken, speed, rush	Slow, delay, brake,
Acclaim (v)	Praise publicly	Praise, applaud, commend, compliment	Criticism, criticize, denounce
Accomplished (adj)	Completed	Skilled, masterly, expert, gifted, brilliant, accepted	Unproven, unestablished
Accumulate (v)		Collect, gather, assemble	Decrease, diminish, lessen
Accuse (v)		Blame, charge, implicate	Clear, acquit, absolve
Acquaint (v)	To become familiar with someone	Introduce, meet, present, inform, advise	Conceal, hide
Acquire (v)		Obtain, attain, gain	Lose, forfeit, relinquish
Acute (adj)		Keen ,sharp ,perceptive
Adapt (v)	To fit yourself by changing	Fit, change, conform,
Adjacent (adj)		Near, next to, bordering, touching	Remote, distant, removed
Adore (v)		Worship ,love, cherish idolize,	Abhor, hate, despise, dislike
Adorn (v)		Beautify, decorate, ornament, embellish,	Divest, strip, mar deface
Adulteration  (n)		Make impure, degrade, mix, lace, sully, foul, tamper,	refine
Adverse (adj)	Not in favour	Bad, misfortune, destructive, hostile destructive,	Good, favourable, beneficial,,
Agony (n)	Great pain	Hurt, torture, torment, trauma, distress, heartache
Alacrity (n)		Eagerness, willingness ,ardour, fervour, keenness, briskness,	apathy
Alibi (n)	Perfect excuse	Excuse, story, explanation, plea, defence,
Allure (v)		attract or tempt, Charm, , attract, captivate, draw charm	Repel, alienate, estrange,
Alter (v)		Change, make different, vary, transform, revise, remake	Maintain, continue, keep
Amateur (adj)		Novice, beginner, apprentice, hobbyist	Expert, professional ,experienced
Amaze (v)	surprise	surprise ,astonish,  astound, bewilder, stun,	Bore, tire, expect, anticipate,
Ambition (n)		Desire, will, determination, drive, energy,	Indifference, apathy, laziness,
Amend (v)	Correct in the existing one	Correct, perfect, reform, revise, change, alter,	Worsen, weaken, keep,
Amiable (adj)		, friendly, agreeable, pleasant, cordial	Unfriendly, disagreeable, unpleasant,
Ample (adj)		Enough, copious, profuse,	Insufficient, meagre,
Anguish (n)		pain , Distress, agony, torment, misery, anxiety	Comfort, solace, pleasure
Annoy (v)	Irritate	Irk, irritate, bother, vex, pester, disturb,	Comfort ,soothe, please,
Antecedent (n)		Ancestors, roots,  genealogy, forefathers,
Anticipate (v)		Expect, foresee, foretell, predict,
Apathy (n)	Not showing care or interest	Indifference, unconcern, coldness, lethargy,	Concern, fervour, interest,
Appreciate (v)		Prize, realize, understand, admire, honour, cherish	Misunderstand, misjudge, dislike scorn,
Appropriate (adj)		Suitable, proper, fitting, correct  (V)steal take, allocate, assign, allot, disburse,	Inappropriate, unfitting, unsuitable, return. Relinquish,
Aroma (n)		Scent, smell, odour,	Stink, stench, reek,
Arrogance (n)	A  feeling of showing others inferior	Conceit, pride, ego, imperiousness,	Modest, humbleness, humility,
Assimilate (v)		Adapt, adjust, fit in, integrate, blend in,
Assorted (adj)		Various, varied, mixed, diverse,	Identical, uniform, similar
Astound (adj)		Amaze, surprise, startle, astound
Astute (adj)	Clever	shrewd, keen, clever, canny,	Dumb, naive stupid, uninntelligennt
Audacity (n)	Boldness	Courage, bravery, guts, nerve, daring,	Fear, timidity, courtesy, politeness, deference,
Auspicious (adj)	Lucky and favourable	Bright, rosy, good, optimistic, hopeful, timely, well timed, lucky, fortunate, beneficial,	Inauspicious,
Austere (adj)	Very simple and plain with seriousness	Severe, rigid, strict, stern, harsh, stiff, formal,	Cheerful, friendly, lenient
Authentic (adj)		Real, actual, pure, genuine, true,	Fake, imitation, unreal, false,
Awkward (adj)	Odd or out of the trend	Clumsy, inept, bungling, ungainly, unhandy, delicate,	Graceful, coordinated, pleasant, easy
Barbarian (adj)	Very Cruel or brutal	uncultured, brutish, person, a lout,	Smart, civilized, sophisticated,
Beauty (n)		Appeal, charm, good looks, fairness, loveliness,	Ugly
Beckon (v)	To call	Motion, summon, signal, hail, call,
Belated (adj)	Later in relation to proper time	Late, overdue, not on time, behind, delayed ,behind time,	Early,
Benevolent (adj)		Kind, kind-hearted, warm-hearted, altruistic, considerate. Tender- hearted,	Unkind, tight- fisted
Bequeath (v)		Leave, hand down, entrust, grant,  donate, confer
Beseech (v)	Beg or request	Implore, beg, entreat, supplicate, pray to
Betray (v)	Cheat or deceive	Trick, forsake, desert, abandon, disclose, reveal, expose,	Support, guard safeguard
Bleak (adj)	Hopeless , dull , unhappy	Grim, dismal, barren , bare, impudent, brazen,	Subtle, inconspicuous,
Blunt (adj)	Not sharp	Dull, frank, candid, abrupt; short, direct	Sharp, pointed, edged, subtle. Tactful, sharpen, excite
Blur (n)	Not clear	Haze .  blot .cloud.  abscure.shroud,
Brisk (adj)	Energetic	Lively , swift quick busy, sharp, energetic	Slow sluggish , dead, mellow
Brittle (adj)		Weak , breakable, sturdy, fragile	Strong unbreakble sturdy
Brutal (adj)		Barbaric mean vicious harsh ruthless	Kind , gentle, merciful, humane,
Cacophony (n)		Harsh , unpleasant, discordant, sounds,
Cajole (v)		Persuade, coax, talk into
Calamity (n)		Disaster, catastrophe, mishap , misfortuen	Blessing , boon , godsend
Camouflage (n)	To confuse or mislead by changing natural condition	Conceal, disguise, cover, coldness,	Expose, reveal, show,
Capable (adj)		Able, skilful, efficient, talented	Incapable, unskilled,
Capture (v)		Catch , seize, arrest, take, captive, take into custody, detain	Free,  freedom, escape
Carnival (n)		Festival, jublilee, fall ,rush , surge,
Cascade (n)	Series of waterfall	Water fall , fall, rapids, fall surge	Trickle , drip, leak,
Catalyst (n)	Speed up	Stimulus, activator, agitator, reactant
Cautious (adj)		Careful , watchful, attentive, alert, wary,	Rash daring careless, foolhardy,
Cease(v)		Stop, discontinue, spend, quit, halt, desist,	Continue, start, begin
Censure(n)	Act of blaming & criticizing	Condemnation, criticism, disapproval, blame	Praise , approval ,
Chaos (n)		Disorder, confusion, jumble, mess,	Organization, harmony , order, calm,
Charity (n)		Aid, alms, benefaction, assistance, generosity,	Stinginess, selfishness, cold- heartedness
Chatter (v)	Talk more than necessary	Babble, talk, jabber, gossip, talking blather
Chauvinism (n)	Unwarranted inclination towards somebody or something	Bigotry, bias, sexism, racism, intolerance,
Cherish (v)		Love, honour, revere, respect, nurture, adore, value	Hate, detest, dislike
Chivalry (n)	Military of armed men	Gallantry, courtesy,	Rudeness, boorishness
Choke (v)	Block or stop	Strangle, smother ,suffocate, gasp, drown, block , stop , plug,	Unclog, unplug
Civillized(adj)		Refined cultured, advanced, tamed,	Uncivilized, wild
Clumsy(adj)	Dirty or unusual	Bungling, awkward, ungainly ,	Graceful , agile
Cluster(n)		Group, clump, collection, band, pack, mass,	Scatter, disperse
Collapse(v)	To fall down after breaking apart	Sink , deflate, fall, fail, downfall failure
Colossal(adj)		Huge, massive, enormous, gigantic, very big, mighty, stupendous	tiny
Combat(n)		Battle , fight war, conflict, fight oppose,	Peace, truce, harmony
Compact(adj)		Small, compressed, packed, dense,	Large loose, loosen . unpack
Compassion(n)	Kindness	Sympathy, tenderness ,kindliness mercy, feeling	Indifference, coldness unconcen
Compliment (n)		Praise, acclaim, approval , flattery,	Insult, disapproval , complaint
Composite(adj)		Joined mixed, melded blended blend compound
Comprehensive (adj)		Understand, grasp, perceive
Conceal (v)		Hide, camouflage, bury, clock, veil	Reveal expose show
Concrete (n)		Cement, pavement, asphalt, mortar, solid, conclusive	Vague, theoretical, obscure
Concur(v)		Agree,  consent,	Disagree reject, disapprove
Confess (v)		Admit concede, acknowledge, own disclose	Hide , deny withhold
Confront (v)	Face somebody or something	Meet, encounter, face,  appose, tackle, resist	Avoid flee, evade
Consecutive (adj)		Successive, unbroken, continuous, sequential	Interrupted, broken,
Consequence (n)		Aftermath, outcome , result upshot, moment note	Source, cause , origin unimportance
Conserve (v)		Save, preserve, guard protect, safeguard	Waste, exhaust, consume
Conspiracy(n)		Plot, scheme, intrigue, treason, trick
Contagious (adj)		Catching spreadable, transmissible	Non-contiguous ,
Contradict (v)		Refute, deny , differ, counter, oppose, dispute,	Confirm , verify, support,
Convince (v)		Persuade, influence, sway, satisfy, assure,
Copious (adj)		Heavy, abundant rich lavish, overflowing	Scant light sparse
Corrosion (n)		Erosion, rust decay, breakdown
Cosmopolitan(adj)		Worldly , urbane cultured small town
Cowardly (adj)		Timid fearful fainthearted. scared	Brae , fearless, bold
Cozy (adj)		Snug, warm , comfortable , relaxing , honk,	Cold, uncomfortable, unpleasant
Cumbersome (adj)		Awkward, clumsy, bulky, weighty,	Manageable, easy compact,
Curious(adj)		Questioning, searching , nosy odd, exotic, rare
Dearth(n)		Lack shortage, scarcity, rareness	Abundance, surfeit
Debris (n)		Trash, wreckage, refute, hold, up,
Decorum(n)		Propriety, decency, civility, protocol,	Impropriety, bad manner. Rudeness
Deficient  (adj)		Lacking, incomplete, wanting, short.	Complete, sufficient, adequate,
Defy (v)		Disobey, resist, elude, foil challenge	Obey, surrender
Deliberate (v)		Examine, consider, weigh, study,	Spontaneous, hasty, rash
Delicious (adj)		Appetizing , rich luscious, tasty, savoury, pleasing, delightful	Sickening,  unpleasant terrible
Demolish (v)		Wreck , ruin, destroy, break	Build, restore, create,
Demur (adj)		Modest, unassuming, meek timid,	Brazen shamelss
Despair (n)		Hopelessness, desperation dejection	Hope joy
Despise  (v)		Detest, hate, abhor , scorn, dislike	Like admire, respect,
Devastation (n)		Destruction, ruin. Fallout, wreckage, ,
Devoid (adj)		Lacking ,without, free, from or vacant of
Dilapidated (adj)		Broken-down decaying, falling  apart, crumbling	Sound solid new
Diminish (v)		Lessen, reduce, lower, dwindle, subside	Increase, magnify, enlarge
Disdain (v)		Loathe hate , abhor, hold  incontempt , spurn	Like admire , respect,
Dismay (v)		Dishearten distress, alarm, frighten, appal, alarm,	Hearten, relieve, assurance,
Distorted (adj)		Twisted, contorted, buckled, deformed, misshaped,	Straight
Docile (adj)		Gentle, passive, tame, obedient, manageable	Unruly, rebellious, wild
Drift (v)		Wander, tramp, ramble, amble, meander, flow, trend, bearing
Dubious (adj)		Questionable, doubtful, uncertain,	Certain, sure, definite