Synonyms & Antonyms | English Olympiad for Class 8 PDF Download

What is a Synonym? 

A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. Synonyms are different words with almost identical or similar meanings.

  Words with Synonyms  

1.   Abandon: Leave, forsake, give up
2.   Abhor: Hate, detest
3.   Absurd: Silly, ridiculous
4.   Abridge: Shorten, curtail, reduce
5.   Acquiesce: assent
6.   Apposite: Suitable
7.   Brisk: Bright, lively
8.   Baggy: Tight
9.   Bliss: Joy, happiness, felicity
10.   Brutal: Savage, cruel
11.   Callous: Hard, cruel
12.   Candid: sincere, frank
13.   Compassion: Sympathy, pity
14.   Cynical: Misanthropic
15.   Denounce: Accuse, condemn
16.   Dexterity: Skill, deftness, adroitness
17.   Diligent: Industrious, preserving
18.   Emulate: Imitate
19.   Eccentric: Odd, singular
20.   Extravagant: Wasteful, prodigal
21.   Fabricate: Forge, construct
22.   Fanciful: Imaginative
23.   Ferocious: Fierce, savage, barbarous
24.   Flimsy: Slight, thin
25.   Gaiety: Joyousness mirth, happiness
26.   Grievous: Painful, sorrowful
27.   Guilt: Sin, crime
28.   Humane: Kind, benevolent
29.   Hamper: Hinder, impede
30.   Inanimate: Lifeless
31.   Incessant: continuous
32.   Indignant: Angry
33.   Ingenuous: Artless, sincere
34.   Jubilant: Joyful
35.   Jovial: Merry, jolly
36.   Lament: Mourn, grieve
37.   Liberal: Generous
38.   Liberty: Freedom, independence
39.   Malice: Spite
40.   Meagre: Small
41.   Melancholy: Gloomy, sad
42.   Negligent: Careless, heedless
43.   Obsolete: Antiquated
44.   Pensive: Thoughtful
45.   Persuade: Urge
46.   Pretence: Excuse, Pretext
47.   Obscene: indecent, filthy
48.   Quaint: Queer
49.   Radiant: Brilliant, bright
50.   Reiterate: Repeat
51.   Remorse: Regret, repentance
52.   Reticent: silent, reserved
53.   Savage: Wild, barbarous
54.   Sterile: barren, unproductive
55.   Sublime: elevated
56.   Tedious: Wearisome, monotonous
57.   Temporal: worldly
58.   Thrifty: Economical
59.   Urbane: polite, courteous
60.   Vacillate: Waver
61.   Vigilance: Watchfulness
62.   Vindictive: Revengeful
63.   Warlike: Soldierly
64.   Weary: Tired
65.  Wreck: Ruin, destroy
66.   Yield: Surrender
67.   Yearn: Crave, desire
68.   Zest: Enthusiasm
69.   Zenith: Top, summit
70.   Zeal: Passion

What is an Antonym? 

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Opposites are, interestingly, simultaneously different and similar in meaning.  

1.   Absurd: Rational
2.   Attract: Repel
3.   Ascent: Descent
4.   Authentic: Spurious
5.   Barbarous: Civilized
6.   Barren: Fertile
7.   Benevolent: Malevolent
8.   Boisterous: Placid
9.   Certain: Precarious
10.   Cheap: Dear
11.   Censure: Praise
12.   Coarse: Fine
13.   Definite: Vague
14.   Delay: Haste
15.   Dexterity: Impotency
16.   Earthly: Celestial
17.   Emancipate: Enslave
18.   Fabulous: Real
19.   Freedom: Slavery
20.   Fraud: Integrity
21.   Gaiety: Mourning
22.   Generosity: Stinginess
23.   Hypocrisy: Sincerity
24.   Hide: Divulge
25.   Infringe: Obey
26.   Insult: Esteem
27.   Insipid: Tasty
28.   Jump: Sink, drop
29.  Justice: Partiality
30.   Keen: Indifferent
31.   Keep: Discard
32.   Lethargic: Smart
33.   Languid: Energetic
34.   Malice: Goodwill
35.   Melancholy: Spirited
36.   Mobile: Stationary
37.   Mandatory: Optional
38.   Nimble: Lazy
39.   Neat: Untidy, mixed
40.   Obliging: mulish
41.   Obtain: Forfeit
42.   Plenty: Paucity
43.   Praise: Abuse
44.   Pride: Humility
45.   Perturbed: Calm
46.   Pardon: Chastise
47.   Quarrelsome: Friendly
48.   Question able: Sure, certain
49.   Quicken: Retard
50.   Reciprocal: Unilateral
51.   Refute: confirm
52.   Rectify: Falsify
53.   Rapidity: Inertia
54.   Recover: Praise
55.   Smile: Frown
56.   Safe: Exposed
57.   Transparent: Opaque 
58.   Tame: Wild, savage
59.   Theory: Practice
60.   Thrifty: Extravagant
61.   Uniform: Varied
62.   Vindictive: Forgiving
63.   Vulgar: Cultured
64.   Wavering: Steady
65.   Want: Possess
66.   Welcome: Insult, offend
67.   Wicked: Virtuous
68.   Yield: Withhold, Keep back
69.   Zenith: Nadir
70.   Zest: Tardy