Synonyms and Antonyms A-G | English Grammar Class 5 PDF Download

Antonym opposite words contradict each other and meet opposite meanings. A word has synonyms as well as antonyms. When we learn a language, when we learn a word in that language, it will be very useful for us to learn both the opposite and the synonyms of this word.

Examples of Antonym Words List

• about – exactly
• above – below
• absence – presence
• abundance – lack
• accept – refuse
• accidental – intentional
• active – lazy
• add – subtract
• admit – deny
• adult – child
• advanced – elementary
• affirmative – negative
• afraid – brave
• after – before
• against – for
• alike – different
• alive – dead
• all – none
• allow – forbid
• already – not yet
• always – never
• ancient – modern
• ancestor – descendant
• agree – refuse
• amateur – professional
• amuse – bore
• ancestor – descendant
• angel – devil
• animal – human
• annoy – satisfy
• answer – ask
• answer – question
• antonym – synonym
• apart – together
• approximately – exactly
• argue – agree
• arrival – departure
• arrive – depart
• artificial – natural
• ascent – descent
• ask – answer
• asleep – awake
• attack – defend
• attack – defense
• attic – cellar
• autumn – spring
• awake – asleep
• awful – nice
• back – in front of
• background – foreground
• backward – forward
• bad – good
• bad luck – fortune
• beauty – ugliness
• before – after
• begin – end
• beginning – end
• behind – in front of
• below – above
• best – worst
• better – worse
• beautiful – ugly
• big – small
• birth – death
• bitter – sweet
• black – white
• blunt – sharp
• body – soul
• bore – amuse
• boring – exciting
• borrow – lend
• bottom – top
• boy – girl
• brave – cowardly
• break – fix
• broad – narrow
• brother – sister
• build – destroy
• busy – lazy
• buy – sell
• calm – excited
• careful – careless
• careless – careful
• catch – miss
• ceiling – floor
• cellar – attic
• centre – outskirts
• certainly – probably
• changeable – constant
• cheap – expensive
• child – adult
• children – parents
• clean – dirty
• clear – cloudy
• clever – stupid
• close – open
• closed – open
• cloudy – clear
• cold – hot
• cold – heat
• come – go
• comedy – drama
• complicated – simple
• compliment – insult
• compulsory – voluntary
• connect – separate
• consonant – vowel
• constant – changeable
• construction – destruction
• continue – interrupt
• cool – warm
• correct – wrong
• courage – fear
• courageous – cowardly
• cowardly – brave
• create – destroy
• cruel – human
• cry – whisper
• cry – laugh
• damage – repair
• danger – security
• dangerous – safe
• dark – light
• daughter – son
• dawn – dusk
• day – night
• dead – alive
• death – birth
• deep – shallow
• defeat – victory
• defence – attack
• defend – attack
• delicious – awful
• deny – admit
• depart – arrive
• departure – arrival
• descendant – ancestor
• descent – ascent
• desperate – hopeful
• destroy – build
• destruction – construction
• devil – angel
• dictatorship – republic
• die – live
• different – alike
• difficult – easy
• dirty – clean
• disease – health
• distant – near
• divide – unite
• division – unity
• divorce – marry
• divorce – marriage
• divorced – married
• domestic – foreign
• down – up
• downstairs – upstairs
• drama – comedy
• dry – humid
• dull – interesting
• dusk – dawn
• early – late
• east – west
• easy – difficult
• elementary – advanced
• emigrate – immigrate
• emigration – immigration
• empty – full
• end – begin
• end – beginning
• ending – beginning
• enemy – friend
• enjoy – hate
• enter – leave
• entrance – exit
• equal – different
• even – odd
• evening – morning
• everybody – nobody
• everything – nothing
• exactly – approximately
• excited – calm
• exciting – boring
• exclude – include
• exit – entrance
• expensive – cheap
• export – import
• exposure – shelter
• extreme – moderate
• fail – succeed
• failure – success
• false – true
• far – near
• fast – slow
• fat – slim
• fear – courage
• female – male
• few – many
• final – first
• find – lose
• finish – begin
• finish – start
• first – final
• fix – break
• flat – hilly
• floor – ceiling
• follow – lead
• forbid – allow
• for – against
• foreground – background
• foreign – domestic
• foreigner – native
• forget – remember
• form – destroy
• fortune – bad luck
• forward – backward
• free – arrest
• freeze – melt
• frequently – occasionally
• fresh – old/stale
• friend – enemy
• front – rear
• in front of – back
• full – empty
• funny – serious
• future – past
• general – particular
• generous – mean
• gentle – violent
• gentleman – lady
• giant – tiny
• girl – boy
• give – take
• go – come
• good – bad
• grown-up – child
• guest – host
• guilty – innocent

Examples of Synonyms Words List

• abandon - desert
• abbreviate - shorten
• ability - aptitude
• able - qualified
• above - overhead
• abundant - ample
• accurate - correct
• achieve - accomplish
• adjourn - recess
• advocate - support
• after - following
• afraid - scared
• aggressive - militant
• aid - assist
• always - forever
• amateur - novice
• ambitious - driven
• antagonize ~ embitter
• apparent - obvious, evident
• approve - ratify, endorse
• arrive - come
• arrogant - stuck-up
• awful - atrocious
• awkward - clumsy
• ban - prohibit
• barren - unproductive
• bashful - shy
• beautiful - pretty
• before - prior
• beginning - start
• blend - mix
• bottom - base
• brave - heroic
• break - burst
• brief - short
• broad - wide, expansive
• busy - active
• buy - purchase
• calm - quiet
• capture - arrest
• care - concern
• careful - watchful
• cease - stop,
• certain - positive
• charming - enchanting
• chilly - cool
• chubby - plump
• comical - amusing
• complex - complicated
• competent - capable
• comprehend - grasp
• complete - conclude
• complex - intricate
• compress - crush
• concrete - real
• concur - agree
• condemn - ,denounce
• condense - compress
• confess - admit
• confine - contain
• conflict - oppose
• conflict - fight
• conform - comply
• confuse - muddle
• congested - overcrowded
• connect - join
• conscientious - scrupulous
• conscious - aware
• consecutive - successive
• conservative - cautious
• considerate - thoughtful
• constantly - always
• contaminate - pollute
• contented - satisfied
• continue - persevere
• convalesce - heal
• convenient - handy
• cozy - comfortable
• cranky - irritable
• crazy - daft
• cruel - mean
• cry - sob
• dally - linger
• damage - hurt
• dangerous - perilous
• daring - bold
• dark - dismal
• dawn - daybreak
• dead - lifeless
• decay - rot
• deduct - subtract
• defend - protect
• defy - resist
• delicate - fragile
• demolish - destroy
• denounce - blame
• dense - thick
• depart - leave, exit
• detach - separate
• deter - hinder, prevent
• determined - sure
• die - expire, perish
• different - distinct
• difficult - hard
• dilute - weaken
• drab - dull
• drastic - severe
• dreadful - terrible
• dry - arid, parched
• dubious - doubtful
• dull - blunt
• dumb - dense
• early - beforetime
• easy - simple
• eccentric - unusual
• ecstasy - elation
• empty - unload
• encourage - urge
• enemy - opponent
• enjoy - like
• enlarge - expand
• evident - apparent
• evil - bad
• exceptional - outstanding
• excite - arouse,
• exhilarated - elated
• explicit - exact
• exquisite - delightful
• exterior - outside
• extravagant - luxurious
• fabulous - marvelous
• face - confront
• fair - honest
• fake - artificial
• false - incorrect
• fancy - ornate 
• fantastic - outrageous
• fast - rapid
• fat - chubby
• fatal - deadly
• fatigue - tire
• feasible - possible
• feeble - weak
• ferocious - fierce
• fertile - fruitful
• fiction - fantasy
• fill - load
• fix - mend
• follow - succeed
• forbid - prohibit
• forgive - pardon
• former - previous
• fraction - part
• frank - candid
• frenzy - fury
• fresh - unused
• friend - comrade
• frigid - freezing
• frivolous - trivial
• front - fore
• full - packed
• furious - enraged
• future - coming
• gain - acquire
• gallant - chivalrous
• gather - accumulate
• gaudy - showy
• gaunt - scrawny
• generous - giving
• gentle - mild
• genuine - authentic
• gigantic - immense
• give - donate, present
• glad - happy
• gloomy - dark
• glorious - splendid,
• good - nice
• gratitude - thankfulness
• great - outstanding