CURRENT AFFAIRS & ANALYSIS

Synonym & Antonym

SYNONYM                                                         
abandon discard vacate
accord agree grant
adversity difficulty misfortune
affluent plentiful rich
aggravate annoy infuriate
alleviate lighten mitigate
amenable agreeable favorable
anguish distress sorrow
apathetic dispirited lifeless
arrogant disdainful imperious
astonish confound overwhelm
atrocious appalling detestable
augment add enlarge
avoid ignore shun
awkward graceless inept



baffle confuse deceive
banal common plain
barren desolate sterile
berate criticize disapprove
betray deceive fool
bias inclination predisposition
bitter acrid sour
blend combine mix
bliss happiness joy
bluff boast feign
bold daring fearless
bonus award gift
bother annoy irritate
brief concise short
brilliant clever intelligent
brisk fast swift
budget allot plan



candid honest truthful
caricature cartoon imitation
casual informal natural
category classification division
cease desist stop
chaotic disordered messy
cherish esteem love
circumvent avoid go around
commemorate celebrate honor
compensate balance recompense
competent able capable
conceive design plan
confirmation acknowledgement proof
contradict deny oppose
contribution donation grant
courteous polite well-mannered
craving desire longing
credulous confident trustful



damp moist wet
dare challenge defy
decay decline rot
decent honorable pure
dense filled packed
designate name select
detain hold keep
disclose announce reveal
dogma belief view
durable constant lasting
dwindle abate diminish



eager earnest keen
eccentric abnormal idiosyncratic
elaborate embellish enhance
emanate arise radiate
embezzle purloin steal
eminent distinguished prominent
encourage foster induce
endure last persist
essential cultured learned
essential basic necessary
estimate guess predict
evaluate appraise judge
exhaust deplete empty
exhilarated cheerful zestful
explicit definite specific



fastidious exacting particular
federation alliance band
feeble helpless infirm
fervor intensity passion
feud argument dispute
filth dirt squalor
flatter compliment praise
fleet nimble swift
frivolous inconsequential trivial
frugal prudent saving
furious angry outraged



generous benevolent unselfish
genuine actual real
glare gleam glisten
gloomy cheerless dim
goad provoke badger
grasp grab hold
greed avarice longing
guarantee assure pledge
guile cunning deceit
gullible credulous unsuspicious



habitual accustomed regular
handicap disability disadvantage
harass annoy disturb
harmless innocuous inoffensive
harsh hard coarse
hasty abrupt hurried
haughty arrogant pretentious
humiliate humble shame
hygiene cleanliness sanitation
hypocrisy duplicity falseness



ideal goal perfection
idle lazy unoccupied
ignorant stupid unintelligent
illogical incongruent rambling
illustrious eminent famous
imitate copy reflect
immense huge mammoth
impartial candid impersonal
impatient anxious eager
implicate accuse insinuate
importune beg solicit
inadvertent accidental unintentional
indifferent apathetic disinterested
isolate detach quarantine



jargon argot slang
jovial genial merry
judge estimate referee
justification excuse reason
juvenile adolescent immature



keen clever observant



label brand classify
labor toil work
lead direct proceed
lean slim thin
leave abandon desert
liberal copious unrestrained
liberal lenient open-minded
limitation boundary constraint
lucid clear understandable
lucky auspicious fortunate



mad furious irate
manage administer control
manipulate control shape
marginal borderline limited
match agree correspond
maze complexity labyrinth
meditate ponder think
memorial commemoration monument
mention allude refer to
merge blend fuse



narrow confined restricted
nature aspect character
necessary mandatory requisite
negate contradict refute
negligent careless remiss
negotiate bargain deal
nice affable benign
noble aristocratic distinguished
novice beginner nonprofessional
nuisance annoyance offense



obedient faithful loyal
objection disapproval protest
obligatory compulsory required
observe notice watch
obvious conspicuous definite
offend anger irritate
offer bid proposal
omen premonition sign
omit exclude remove
opportune advantageous auspicious



pacify appease placate
pain ache discomfort
paramount chief leading
partisan biased dogmatic
passive inactive lethargic
pause break cease
permeate diffuse disseminate
perpetuate endure preserve
perplex astonish baffle
persecute afflict harass



radiate effuse emanate
radical basic fundamental
range anger furor
rank arrange classify
realize accomplish fulfill
recalcitrant obstinate stubborn
receptacle container repository
reconcile atone conciliate
regret deplore grieve
reliable dependable trustworthy



sanction approval permit
scope aim extent
section division portion
settle adjust compromise
shallow superficial trivial
shrewd careful calculating
significant distinctive important
slight delicate slender
spontaneous impromptu unplanned
spread announce broadcast
stabilize balance steady



tame domesticate subdue
tangle intertwine twist
temper mood nature
tendency inclination trend
term cycle duration
thrift conservation prudence
tough aggressive unyielding
transfer convey exchange
tumult agitation commotion
turbulent disordered violent



vain boastful inflated
valid authorized legitimate
variety    
              

ANTONYM


1. abeyance-continuance
2. abjure - espouse
3. abjure - espouse
4. abjure - pledge
5. abrogate - institute
6. abrogate - enact
7. abstemious - self-indulgent
8. abstruse - obvious
9. acarpous - fecund
10. accolade - disapprobation
11. acerbity - sweetness
12. acquiescence - rebellion
13. acquit - convict
14. acrimonious - harmonious
15. adhere – detach          
1. adhere - detach
2. admonition - countenance
3. adroit - unskillful
4. adroit - awkward
5. adulterate - purify
6. adulteration - purification
7. adversity - prosperity
8. affiliation - dissociation
9. alacrity - hesitance and reluctance
10. alacrity - slowness
11. alienate - harmonize
12. alleviate - exacerbate
13. alleviate - worsen
14. alleviate - worsen
15. aloof – gregarious
1. aloof - gregarious
2. altruism - miserliness
3. altruism - miserliness
4. altruistic - selfish
5. amalgamate - separate
6. amalgamate - separate
7. amalgamate - isolate
8. amalgamate - separate
9. amass - separate
10. ambiguous - clear
11. ambiguous - clear
12. amelioration - deterioration
13. amelioration - worsening
14. amelioration - worsening
15. amenable – intractable


1. amicable - unfriendly
2. amorphous - structured
3. amorphous - definite
4. amplify - decrease
5. amplify - simplify
6. anathema - benediction
7. anathema - blessing
8. anathematize - bless
9. ancillary - principal
10. anemic - red-blooded
11. anodyne - irritating presence
12. anomalous - usual
13. anomaly - regularity
14. anonymous - signed
15. antediluvian – modern


1. antipathy - fondness
2. antipathy - fondness
3. antithesis - similarity
4. antithesis - similarity
5. aplomb - confusion
6. apostate - loyalist
7. apostate - loyalist
8. appease - agitate
9. apposite - inappropriate
10. apprehend - set free
11. apropos - untimely
12. aptitude - lack of talent
13. archaic - new
14. arrant - partial
15. arrhythmic - exhibiting regularity


1. artifice - sincerity
2. artifice - candor
3. artisan - unskilled laborer
4. artlessness - cunning
5. ascend - go down
6. asceticism - indulgence
7. aseptic - contaminated
8. askew - straight
9. aspersions - flattery
10. aspersions - flattery
11. asset - liability
12. assuage - worsen
13. assuage - worsen
14. assuage - worsen
15. assuaged - unsatisfied


1. asteroid - large planet
2. astute - foolish
3. astute - foolish
4. attenuate - thicken
5. atypical - normal
6. authentic - bogus
7. autonomous - dependent
8. avarice - generosity
9. avarice - altruism
10. aver - deny
11. aver - deny
12. aversion - affinity
13. avid - loath
14. avid - loath
15. avid - loath



1. awry - straight
2. baleful - beneficent
3. baleful - beneficent
4. balm - irritant
5. banal - original
6. banal - original
7. banal - original
8. bane - blessing
9. baneful - salubrious
10. baneful - nonpoisonous
11. beatific - impish
12. beatific - impish
13. bedizen - strip bare
14. belated - on time
15. belittle – magnify



1. benevolent - miserly
2. benign - malignant
3. benign - malignant
4. benignity - evilness
5. benison - curse
6. bent - ineptitude
7. berate - eulogize
8. berserk - sane
9. bestial - noble
10. billingsgate - acclaim
11. blanch - darken
12. bland - spicy
13. blandishment - criticism
14. blas� - ardent
15. blithe - grave


1. boisterous - peaceful
2. bolster - undermine
3. bolster - decrease support of
4. bombast - simple speech
5. boorish - suave
6. boycott - patronize
7. brackish - sweetish
8. brindled - of uniform color
9. brook - refuse to tolerate
10. bucolic - urban
11. burnish - dull
12. cadge - earn
13. calligraphy - scribbling
14. callow - experienced
15. callow - experienced


1. callow - sophisticated
2. calumniate - vindicate
3. camaraderie - animosity
4. candid - secretive
5. capacious - not spacious
6. capitulation - resistance
7. capricious - steadfast
8. captious - tolerant
9. carnal - spiritual
10. carnivorous - vegetarian
11. carousal - sobriety
12. carping - acquiescent
13. carte blanche - restriction
14. catalyze - inhibit
15. catholic - narrow1. caucus - conspiracy
2. celerity - delay
3. celibate - married
4. censure - praise
5. centrifugal - centripetal
6. centripetal - centrifugal
7. cessation - beginning
8. cessation - beginning
9. chaffing - serious
10. chaotic - orderly
11. chary - foolhardy
12. chaste - impure
13. chaste - wanton
14. chasten - reward
15. chide - praise1. chimerical - realistic
2. chimerical - not fantastic
3. choleric - good-natured
4. choleric - coolheaded
5. choleric - good-natured
6. choleric - good-natured
7. churlish - polite
8. churlish - gracious
9. circuitous - direct
10. circuitous - direct
11. clandestine - overt
12. clemency - unmerciful treatment
13. clich� - novelty
14. coagulate - dissipate
15. cogent - unconvincing1. cogent - fatuous
2. cognizance - ignorance
3. cognizant - ignorant
4. cognoscitive - unconscious
5. cohesion - independence
6. colloquial - polished
7. comatose - alert
8. comity - discord
9. commodious - limited
10. commodious - cramped
11. commodious - cramped
12. compatible - in disagreement with
13. compendious - verbose
14. complacency - dissatisfaction
15. complaisance - churlishness1. compliant - adamant
2. compound - separate
3. compound - separate
4. conciliate - quarrel
5. concur - dissent
6. condign - inadequate
7. condign - undeserved
8. condone - denounce
9. condone - denounce
10. conduce - counteract
11. conform - not hew to
12. conjecture - certainty
13. console - aggravate grief
14. console - aggravate grief
15. contamination – purification 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
assortment                                         diversify





  






























































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