Dictionary of English Antonyms: Vocabulary Building

An antonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. Alphabetical List of English antonyms -- Sample This: English Antonyms - A: 1. ABOVE -- (meaning) on top of, over, higher than, more than - Antonyms of 'Above' -- below / under / less / beneath / lower --- 2. ABSORB -- (meaning) to take in energy, gas, heat, light, liquid, etc. --Antonyms of 'Absorb' -- emanate / discharge / drip / emit / exude / leak / ooze / radiate / secrete --- 3. ABSTEMIOUS -- (meaning) not lenient towards yourself -- Antonyms of 'Abstemious' -- unconstrained / uncontrolled / uninhibited / unrestrained --- 4. ACCEPT -- (meaning) to take readily something that is offered; to say 'Yes' to proposal, offer, etc. -- Antonyms of 'Accept' -- abandon / deny / disallow / disprove / discard / dump / rebut / refuse / reject --- 5. ACCIDENTAL -- (meaning) happening by chance -- Antonyms of 'Accidental' - deliberate / intentional / planned / premeditated / purposeful / fixed --- 6. ACCRETION -- (meaning) slowly added layer of a substance -- Antonyms of 'Accretion' -- corrosion / decay / decomposition / deterioration / disintegration / erosion --- 7. ACKNOWLEDGE -- (meaning) to accept that something is true -- Antonyms of 'Acknowledge' --condone / deny / disprove / challenge / contradict / ignore / invalidate / overlook / rebuff / refute --- 8. ACTIVE -- (meaning) involved in something or doing something -- Antonyms of 'Active' -- dormant / idle / inactive / inert / latent / lethargic / listless / passive / sluggish --- 9. ACTUAL -- (meaning) existing in reality -- Antonyms of 'Actual' -- fantasy / illusory / imaginary / invented / unreal / virtual --- OTHER USEFUL ANTONYMS - A -- 1. abandon -- retain / salvage, 2. abase -- deference / respect, 3. abashed -- proud / unabashed, 4. abate -- strengthen / brace, 5. abbreviate -- amplify / lengthen, 6. abdicate -- accept / continue, 7. aberrant -- typical / usual, 8. aberration -- normality / routine, 9. abet -- hinder / dissuade, 10. abhor -- admire / worship, 11. abhorrent -- desirable / pleasing, 12. abiding -- temporary / transient, 13. ability -- inability / ineptitude, 14. abject -- hopeful / optimistic, 15. abjure -- own / possess, 16. able -- incapable / unable, 17. abnormal -- normal / natural, 18. abolition -- initiation / launching, 19. abominate -- love / respect, 20. abortive -- fruitful / productive, 21. abrasive -- even / regular, 22. abridge -- enlarge / expand, 23. abridged -- comprehensive / whole, 24. abrupt -- gradual / steady, 25. abseil -- ascend / climb, 26. absence -- attendance / existence, 27. absolute -- relative / virtual, 28. absolution -- harshness / severity, 29. absolve -- blame / condemn / denounce, 30. abstain -- endure / persist, 31. abstinence -- excess / indulgence, 32. abstract -- concrete / real, 33. abstracted -- alert / attentive / aware, 34. abstruse -- intelligible / logical, 35. abundant -- meager / scarce, 36. abysmal -- excellent / outstanding, 37. accede -- disallow / discard, 38. acceptable -- deplorable / unacceptable, 39. acceptance -- denial / rejection, 40. accessible -- inaccessible / unachievable, 41. acclaim -- condemnation / disapproval, 42. accolade -- discredit / disgrace, 43. accommodating -- disobliging / uncooperative, 44. accord -- disagreement / disparity, 45. accountable -- inexplicable / unaccountable, 46. accredit -- derecognize / disapprove, 47. accrual -- decrease / deduction, 48. accurate -- inaccurate / incorrect, 49. accustomed -- unaccustomed / unfamiliar, 50. achievable -- unachievable / unattainable, 51. acquiescence -- opposition / resistance, 52. acquire -- cede / relinquish, 53. acrid -- saccharine / sugary, 54. acrimonious -- harmonious / melodious, 55. activate -- deactivate / impede, 56. activity -- immobility / sluggishness, 57. acuity -- dullness / tedium, 58. acumen -- folly / foolhardiness, 59. adamant -- relenting / yielding, 60. add -- deduct / subtract

Author: Manik Joshi
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 01/25/2014
Pages: 102
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Manik Joshi was born on Jan 26, 1979 at Ranikhet and is permanent resident of Haldwani, Kumaon zone of India. He is an Internet Marketer by profession. He is interested in domaining (business of buying and selling domain names), web designing (creating websites), and various online jobs (including 'self book publishing'). He is science graduate with ZBC (zoology, botany, and chemistry) subjects. He is also an MBA (with specialization in marketing). He has done three diploma courses in computer too. ManikJoshi.com is the personal website of the author.


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