Antonyms

Antonyms are those words which have opposite meanings.

Some words can be paired with words opposite in meaning. They are called

Antonyms.

Bold – TimidCoarse – Fine

Create – DestroyContract – Expand

Deep – ShallowEarly – Late

Expensive – CheapForward – Backward

Examples

Examples

Accept – RejectActive – Lazy

Ancient – ModernArrival – DefendAttack – DefendBent – StraightBetter – WorseBlunt – Sharp Straight

Bent

ActiveLazy

Found – Lost

Freeze – Melt

Fresh – Stale

Gain – Loss

Great – Small

Generous – Miserly

Great small

Happiness – Misery

Happy – Sad

Honest – Dishonest

Huge – Tiny

Absent – Present

Increase – Decrease

Junior – Senior

Kind – Cruel

Honest Dishonest

KindCruel

Lend – Borrow

Light – Heavy

Light – Dark

Majority – Minority

Maximum – MinimumOral – Written

Permanent – TemporaryPlease – Displease

Plus – MinusPositive – Negative

Punish – RewardRough – SmoothSafe – Dangerous

Examples

Sickness – HealthSuccess – FailureSuperior – Inferior

Sweet – SourTop – BottomTrue – False

Ugly – BeautifulWet – DryLeft - Right

Examples

BeautifulUgly

Exercise

• Match the antonyms correctly:Admit destroyPublic straightJunior concludeBent staleDefend seniorDark privateFresh well-litCreate descendAscend dangerousSafe attackStart modernAncient deny

Answer

• Match the antonyms correctly:Admit denyPublic privateJunior seniorBent straightDefend AttackDark Fresh staleCreate destroyAscend descendSafe dangerousStart concludeAncient modern

Exercise1. Ramesh, you are always…………, but why are you late

today?2. We will not …………….all the money now. We will save

it for the rainy day.3. Seven seats are still…………… They were full by now

last year.4. I will deposit the whole amount. I can………….it at any

time I want.5. The Goyals…………..wool from Australia, make

garments and export them to the U.K.6. Don’t forget your sweater here. ……………to wear it

when it is cold in Srinagar.7. ……………and failure go hand in hand in life.8. This umbrella is very…………… I need a cheap one.9. Rome has both ancient and ……………..buildings.10. Can you tell me the minus and ………….points of this

proposal.

Answers1. Punctual2. Spend3. Vacant4. Withdraw5. Import6. Remember7. Success8. Expensive9. Modern10. Plus

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