Dictionary of English Antonyms: Vocabulary Building

by Manik Joshi

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781500500207
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	01/25/2014
Series:	English Word Power , #2
Pages:	126
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

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.