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Speaking – Writing
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WORD SYNONYMS ANTONYMS
above overhead below
adult grown-up child
after following, next before
always forever never
beautiful pretty, attractive, lovely ugly
below under, lower above
chilly cool, nippy warm
close shut, fasten open
cry sob, weep laugh
dirty soiled, messy clean
easy simple hard
evil bad, wrong, wicked good
few many
fill load, pack empty
fix mend, repair break
front fore back
full packed, stuffed empty
good nice, fine, well-behaved bad, awful
large big, massive, huge small, little
last final, end first, beginning
long lengthy short
loose slack, limp tight
push shove, propel pull
sick ill, ailing well, healthy
tall high, lofty short
add increase, total subtract
afraid frightened, scared courageous, brave
ask question, inquire answer
before prior, earlier after, behind
beginning start, initiate finish, end
believe trust, accept doubt, distrust
best finest, choice worst
birth beginning death, end
bottom base, foundation top
break fracture, burst repair, heal
buy purchase sell
chubby plump, pudgy thin, skinny
correct accurate, right, proper wrong, incorrect
dark dismal, black light
dead lifeless, deceased alive, active
die expire, perish live
difficult hard, challenging easy
dry arid, parched wet
dumb stupid, dense smart
early premature, beforetime late
empty drain, unload fill
fast rapid, quick, swift slow
fat chubby, plump, stout thin
follow succeed, trail lead, precede
friend comrade, buddy enemy
future coming, tomorrow past
gentle tender, mild rough, harsh
give donate, present, offer take, receive
glad happy, pleased, delighted sad, unhappy
hard firm, solid, difficult soft, easy
hate loathe, detest love
high elevated, lofty low
huge vast, immense, great small, tiny
mean unkind, malicious, nasty pleasant, nice
new unused, fresh, modern old, antique
nice pleasing, desirable, fine unpleasant, naughty
open begin, unfold, originate close
pretty lovely, beautiful, attractive homely, unattractive
quiet silent, hushed, tranquil noisy, rowdy
sad unhappy, dejected, gloomy happy, glad
stop quit, cease, terminate start, begin
strong powerful, mighty, potent weak
win triumph, succeed, prevail lose
abandon desert, forsake keep
ability skill, aptitude incompetence, inability
able capable, qualified incapable
accurate correct, right wrong
achieve accomplish, attain fail
aid help, assist hinder
amateur beginner, novice professional
arrive reach, come depart, leave
awkward clumsy, uncoordinated graceful
ban prohibit, forbid, outlaw allow, permit
bashful shy, timid outgoing, assured
blend combine, mix separate
brave courageous, bold, heroic cowardly, timid
brief short, concise long
broad wide, expansive narrow
busy active, occupied, working idle, inactive
calm quiet, tranquil, still excited, turbulent
capture apprehend, seize, arrest free, release
care concern, protection neglect
careful cautious, watchful careless, reckless
certain positive, sure, definite uncertain, unsure
clarify explain, simplify confuse
close near, imminent far
coarse bumpy, rough fine, smooth
combine blend, unite, join separate
comical amusing, funny, humorous tragic, sorrowful
complete conclude, finish incomplete
concur agree, cooperate disagree
confess admit, acknowledge deny
conflict oppose, differ, clash agree
confuse complicate, muddle, jumble clarify
connect join, link, attach separate, disconnect
constantly always, continually scarcely, seldom
convenient handy, accessible inconvenient
courage bravery, valor cowardice
courteous polite, civil rude
cover conceal, hide expose
cozy comfortable, snug, homey uncomfortable
cranky cross, irritable good-humored
crazy insane, daft, mad sane
cruel mean, heartless, ruthless kind, humane
damage hurt, impair, harm remedy, repair
dangerous unsafe, hazardous, perilous safe
dawn daybreak, sunrise evening
decay rot, spoil bloom, flourish
deduct subtract, remove add
defend protect, shield attack, assault
defy resist, challenge obey, comply
delicate fragile, dainty sturdy
demolish destroy, wreck restore
depart leave, exit arrive
deposit store, place withdraw
despise hate, detest, loathe love
destroy ruin, wreck, devastate restore
detach separate, unfasten, remove attach
deter hinder, prevent encourage
different distinct, unlike same, alike
dilute weaken, thin strengthen
disagree differ, dispute agree
dispute debate, oppose agree
divide separate, split unite
dormant sleeping, inactive awake, active
doubt mistrust, dispute believe
drab dull, lifeless bright
dreadful terrible, unpleasant splendid, super
dull blunt, dreary sharp, bright
encourage promote, support, urge discourage
enemy opponent, foe ally, friend
enjoy like, appreciate dislike, hate
enlarge expand, magnify reduce, shrink
enormous vast, immense, colossal tiny, microscopic
enough sufficient, ample, plenty insufficient
entirely wholly, completely, solely partly
eternal always, perpetual, everlasting temporary, passing
exterior outside, outer interior
fabulous marvelous, amazing unexciting
face confront, meet avoid
fair honest, just, impartial unjust, unfair
fake imitation, phony, artificial real, genuine
FALSE incorrect, untrue TRUE
fantastic incredible, outrageous ordinary, usual
fatal deadly, mortal, killing
fatigue tire, exhaust
feeble weak, frail strong
fiction fantasy, untruth, myth truth
flaw defect, fault, blemish perfection
flimsy frail, fragile, delicate sturdy, strong
fluid liquid solid
forbid prohibit, ban, bar encourage
forgive pardon, excuse, absolve
former previous, earlier latter
fraction part, portion, segment whole
frank candid, straightforward, blunt evasive
fresh unused, new old, stale
frigid freezing, frosty warm, hot
furious angry, enraged, infuriated calm, placid
gain acquire, obtain, receive lose
gather collect, accumulate, compile scatter, disperse
generous giving, selfless, big-hearted selfish, stingy
genuine real, authentic, sincere fake, phony
gigantic immense, colossal, enormous tiny, minute
gloomy dark, dismal, depressing cheery, bright
great outstanding, remarkable insignificant, unimportant
handy useful, convenient, skillful inconvenient, inept
help aid, assist hinder, thwart
hold grasp, grip, retain release, discharge
honest truthful, sincere, frank untruthful, insincere
humble modest, unpretentious vain, showy
identical alike, duplicate different, varied
idle inactive, lazy busy, ambitious
ignorant uninformed, unaware knowledgeable
immaculate spotless, pure dirty, filthy
imperfect marred, defective, faulty perfect, flawless
important significant, meaningful unimportant, meaningless
independent self-reliant, autonomous dependent, unsure
inferior lesser, substandard superior
innocent guiltless, blameless guilty
insane crazy, deranged, mad sane
internal inner, inside external, outer
irritate annoy, agitate, provoke soothe, calm
join connect, unite, link separate, disconnect, detach
jolly merry, jovial, joyful sad, grim, glum
keep save, protect, guard discard, lose
kind considerate, tender, thoughtful mean, cruel, inconsiderate
least fewest, minimum, smallest most, maximum
magnify expand, enlarge, exaggerate reduce, minimize
maximum greatest, uppermost, highest minimum, least
mediocre fair, moderate, so-so outstanding
mend repair, fix break
minor lesser, inferior, secondary major
mirth merriment, fun, laughter gloom, sadness
mobile moveable, changeable immobile, stationary
mourn grieve, lament, bemoan rejoice
naughty bad, disobedient, wrong good, appropriate
neat clean, orderly, tidy sloppy, disorderly
nervous ruffled, flustered, perturbed composed, calm
normal ordinary, typical, usual abnormal, unusual
obey mind, heed, comply disobey, resist
odd peculiar, weird, strange usual, ordinary
offend displease, affront, disgust please, delight
opponent enemy, rival, foe ally, friend
ordinary usual, average unusual, remarkable
past former, previous, preceding future
perfect flawless, accurate imperfect, faulty
permanent enduring, lasting temporary, changing
portion part, segment, piece whole, total
premature early, hasty late, delayed
preserve uphold, guard, save destroy, neglect
profit gain, earnings, benefit loss
prohibit forbid, bar, restrict allow, permit
prompt punctual, timely late, slow
proud arrogant, elated modest, ashamed
qualified competent, suited, capable unfit, unsuited
question interrogate, inquire, ask answer
quit cease, stop, withdraw continue, remain
racket noise, commotion, disturbance peace, quiet
raise hoist, elevate lower
same identical, alike, equivalent different, diverse
save preserve, conserve, keep spend, discard
shy bashful, timid bold, aggressive
slim slender, thin, svelte stout, stocky
small little, insignificant, trivial large, important
smooth slick, glossy, level rough
special exceptional, notable, particular ordinary, usual
stable steady, unchanging, settled unsettled
stupid unintelligent, dense, foolish knowledgeable, smart
sufficient ample, enough, adequate lacking, insufficient
swift fast, speedy, hasty slow, sluggish
synthetic man-made, artificial natural
tender delicate, gentle, affectionate harsh, rough
terrible dreadful, horrible, vile wonderful, superb
thaw melt, defrost freeze
total whole, entire, complete partial
upset perturb, ruffle, agitate soothe, calm
vacant unoccupied, empty filled, occupied
vibrate shake, quiver, tremble firm, steady
victory triumph, win, success defeat
wholehearted earnest, sincere insincere
wild uncivilized, savage, reckless tame, calm
wise knowing, scholarly, smart dull, uneducated
wonderful marvelous, incredible, splendid ordinary, blah
worn used, impaired, old new, fresh
wrong incorrect, untrue, mistaken correct, right