Important Synonyms-antonyms

Synonyms are words which have similar meanings. The meaning of these words need not be exactly the same. Most words can have one or more synonyms.

LIST OF SYNONYMS
Abroad - Overseas
Accord - Agreement
Admit - Confess
Agree - Consent
Alike - Same
Allow - Permit
Amount - Quantity
Angry - Mad
Answer - Response
Ask - Inquire
Attire - Dress
Away - Absent
Awful - Terrible

Baby - Infant
Beautiful - Pretty
Becoming - Fitting
Beg - Implore
Begin - Commence
Belly - Stomach
Big - Large
Bizarre - Weird
Blank - Empty
Brave - Bold
Broad - Wide
Bucket - Pail
Busy - Active

Calamity - Disaster
Candy - Sweets
Center - Middle
Change - Transform
Chiefly - Mainly
Choosy - Picky
Close - Shut
Collect - Gather
Complete - Total
Confine - Restrict
Confuse - Mixed Up
Considerate - Thoughtful
Contrary - Opposite
Correct - Right
Cunning - Clever

Dash - Sprint
Daybreak - Dawn
Dedicated - Committed
Deliberate - Planned
Delicate - Fragile
Destiny - Fate
Disclose - Reveal
Discount - Reduction
Disgrace - Shame

Eager - Keen
Elevate - Raise
Enormous - Huge
Enquire - Investigate
Evaluate - Assess
Evil - Bad
Exactly - Precisely
Except - Apart From
Exit - Leave
Extra - Additional

Fair - Unbiased
False - Untrue 
Famous - Renowned
Fantastic - Great
Fast - Quick
Finish - Complete
Formerly - Previously
Fortunate - Lucky
Fun -Entertaining
Function -Operate
Funny - Amusing

Garbage - Trash
Get - Receive
Glad - Happy 
Glitter - Sparkle
Good - Fine
Grab - Seize
Grumble - Grouse

Hall - Corridor
Handsome - Good Looking
Happily - Fortunately
Hard - Difficult 
Hazard - Danger
Help - Assist
Hint - Tip
Huge - Enormous
Hurt - Injure
Hurry - Rush

Ignore - Snub
Ill - Sick  
Imitate - Mimic
Immediate - Instantly
Impact - Affect
Impartial - Neutral
Important - Significant
Inconsiderate - Thoughtless
Infamous - Notorious
Infect - Contaminate
Informal - Casual
Innocent - Harmless
Inspect - Examine
Instructions - Directions
Insufficient - Inadequate
Intellectual - Mental
Intelligent - Smart
Intend - Mean
Inventory - Stock
Invoice - Bill

Jealous - Envious
Job - Work
Joy - Delight

Kid - Child
Kind - Benevolent

Learn - Memorize
Lethal - Deadly
Listen - Hear
Little - Small
Lots - Many
Loving - Fond
Loyal - Faithful
Lucid - Clear

Mad - Crazy  
Make - Build
Maintain - Preserve
Maybe - Perhaps
Meeting - Assembly
Mild -Gentle
Misery - Distress
Modern - Contemporary
Movie - Film

Native - Local
Necessary -Essential
Near - Close
New - Recent
Nice - Pleasant
Noon - Midday
Notify - Inform
Numerous - Many

Odd - Strange
Old - Mature
Ornament - Decoration
Outgoing - Friendly
Overlook - Miss
Oversee - Supervise

Part - Section
Particular - Specific
Perception - Insight
Perfect - Flawless
Possibility - Opportunity
Praise - Compliment
Provide - Supply

Quake - Tremble
Quite - Fairly

Raise - Lift
Real - Genuine 
Receive - Get
Regret - Remorse
Reliable - Dependable
Remark - Comment
Renew - Resume
Respond - Reply
Rest - Relax
Rich - Wealthy
Rock - Stone
Rude - Impolite

Sad - Unhappy
Safe - Secure
Scared - Afraid
See - Look
Select - Choose
Significant - Meaningful
Sincere - Honest
Sleepy -Drowsy
Slim - Sender
Steady - Firm
Stop - Cease
Suggest - Propose
Sure - Certain
Symbolize - Represent

Talk - Speak
Temper - Mood
Temporary - Transitory
Think - Ponder
Tiny - Small 
Transform - Convert
Trustworthy -Reliable
Try - Attempt

Uncommon - Unusual
Uncooked - Raw
Under - Below
Unfortunate - Unlucky
Use - Utilize
Usually - Generally

Vague - Indistinct
Vanquish - Conquer
Vary - Differ
Vast - Huge

Want - Desire
Weak - Feeble
Withstand - Resist

Yell - Shout

Antonyms

Antonyms are words which have almost opposite meanings. Most words can have one or more antonyms.

Each time you learn a new English word, try to find out its antonyms. This is a good way to improve your vocabulary.

LIST OF ANTONYMS

Above – Below
Absent – Present
Achieve – Fail
Add – Subtract
Afraid – Confident
After – Before
Amateur – Professional
Ancient – Modern
Argue – Agree
Arrive – Depart
Arrogant – Humble
Ascend – Descend
Attack – Defend
Awake – Asleep

Bad – Good
Beautiful – Ugly
Before - After
Better – Worse
Big – Little
Birth – Death
Black – White
Blunt – Sharp
Bold – Timid
Brave – Cowardly
Brief – Long
Bright – Dull
Busy – Idle
Buy – Sell

Cautious – Careless
Cheap – Expensive
Clean – Dirty
Close – Open
Cold – Hot
Complex – Simple
Compliment – Insult
Cool – Warm
Crazy – Sane
Crooked – Straight
Cruel – Kind

Dark - Light
Day - Night
Deep – Shallow
Decrease – Increase
Demand - Supply
Destroy – Create
Divide – Unite
Down - Up
Drunk – Sober

East – West
Easy – Difficult
End – Begin
Even – Odd
Evening – Morning
Expand – Contract

Fail – Pass
False – True
Fat – Skinny
Fiction – Fact
Float - Sink
Follow – Lead
Foolish - Wise
Forgive – Blame
Freeze - Boil
Full – Empty

Generous – Stingy
Gentle – Rough
Giant - Dwarf
Give – Receive
Gloomy – Cheerful
Grief – Joy
Guilty - Innocent

Happy – Sad
Hard – Soft
Heaven – Hell
Heavy – Light
High – Low
Hire - Fire
Huge – Tiny
Hungry - Full

Idle – Active
In – Out
Include - Exclude
Individual – Group
Innocent – Guilty
Inside – Outside

Joy – Sadness

Kind – Cruel
Knowledge – Ignorance

Last – First
Laugh – Cry
Less – More
Lie – Truth
Like – Dislike
Likely – Unlikely
Liquid – Solid
Lonely – Crowded
Long – Short
Loose – Tight
Lost – Found
Love – Hate

Major – Minor
Man – Woman
Marvelous – Terrible
Mature – Immature
Maximum - Minimum
Mix – Separate
Moist – Dry
More – Less
Most – Least
Move – Stay

Near – Far
Never – Always
New – Old
Noisey – Quiet
None – All
North – South
Nothing – Something
Now – Then

Obvious – Hidden
Odd – Even
Often – Seldom
Old – Young
On – Off
Optimist - Pessimist
Ordinary – Extraordinary
Over – Under

Pain – Pleasure
Panic – Calm
Partial – Complete
Passive – Active
Peace - War
Permanent – Unstable
Play – Work
Plentiful – Sparse
Polite – Rude
Poor – Rich
Positive – Negative
Powerful – Weak
Praise – Criticism
Pride – Modesty
Private – Public
Problem – Solution
Profit – Loss

Quality – Inferiority
Quick – Slow

Raise – Lower
Random – Specific
Rare – Common
Raw – Cooked
Regret – Rejoice
Remember – Forget
Right – Wrong
Rigid – Flexible
Rise – Sink
Rough – Smooth
Rude – Polite

Same – Different
Segregate – Integrate
Seldom – Often
Sell – Buy
Send – Receive
Shame – Honor
Short – Long
Show – Hide
Simple - Complicated
Single – Married
Sour – Sweet
Spend – Earn
Start – Stop
Started – Finished
Stay – Leave
Stiff – Flexible
Stop – Go
Strength – Weakness
Strong - Weak
Student – Teacher
Sturdy – Weak
Sunny - Cloudy
Superb – Inferior

Tame – Wild
Teach – Learn
Temporary – Permanent
Thin – Wide
Tidy – Messy
Timid – Bold
Together – Apart
Top - Bottom
Toward – Away
Tragic – Comic
Transparent  - Opaque
Triumph – Defeat
True – False

Union – Separation
Unique – Common
Upset – Stabilize
Urge – Deter

Vacant – Occupied
Vague – Definite
Vertical – Horizontal
Victory - Defeat
Villain – Hero
Visible - Invisible

Wax - Wane
Wealth – Poverty
Well - Sick
Wet – Dry
White – Black
Wild – Tame
Win – Lose
With – Without
Worthy – Worthless

Young - Old