Study Materials for IBPS, Bank Exams : English Language : Antonyms & Synonyms

Antonyms & Synonyms

Synonyms

A

• Abandon : Leave, forsake.
• Abridge : Shorten, curtail.
• Abundant : Plentiful.

B

• Behaviour : Demeanour.
• Bias : Predilection.
• Brutal : Savage, cruel.

C

• Callous : Hard, cruel.
• Calm : Quiet, tranquil.
• Casual : Uncertain.

D

• Damage : Loss, harm, injury.
• Decorate : Adron, embellish.
• Deformity : Malformation, disfigurement.

E

• Earnest : Serious, solemn.
• Emergency : Exigency.
• Exceptional : Unusual, rare.

F

• False : Untrue, spurious.
• Fascinate : Charm, enchant.
• Ferocious : Fierce, savage.

G

• Geniune : Real.
• Gigantic : Colossal, great.
• Guilt : Sin, crime.

H

• Haughty : Arrogant, proud.
• Hazardous : Dangerous, risky, perilous.
• Humility : Modesty, politeness.

I

• Illiterate : Unlearned, ignorant.
• Imperious : Authoritative, dictatorial.
• Impertinent : Impudent, insolent, shameless.

J

• Jolly : Jovial, merry.
• Judicious : Discreet, prudent.

K

• Knavery : Fraud.

L

• Laborious : Assiduous, industrious.
• Lament : Grieve, mourn.
• Lethargy : Sluggishness.

M

• Magnificent : Splendid, grand.
• Marvellous : Wonderful.
• Meagre : Small.

N

• Nice : Pleasant, agreeable.
• Notable : Remarkable, memorable.
• Notorious : Infamous.

O

• Obliterate : Destory, efface.
• Obsolete : Antiquated.
• Opportune : Timely.

P

• Pensive : Thoughtful.
• Perennial : Permanent, perpetual.
• Persuade : Induce, urge.

Q

• Quaint : Queer, odd, singular.
• Queer : Strange, odd.
• Questionable : Doubtful.

R

• Radiant : Bright, brilliant.
• Refined : Elegant.
• Rejoice : Delight.

S

• Sacred : Holy, consecrated, pious.
• Satiate : Satisfy.
• Scanty : Slender, meagre.

T

• Talkative : Garrulous.
• Temperate : Moderate.
• Thankful : Grateful, obliged.

U

• Ugly : Repulsive.
• Urbane : Polite, courteous, suave.
• Urge : Press, incite.

V

• Vacillatge : Waver
• Venerable : Respectable.
• Vigilance : Watchfulness.

W

• Wealthy : Rich.
• Wickedness : Evil.
• Wild : Savage.

Y

• Yield : Surrender
• Yielding : Submissive.

Z

• Zeal : Passion.
• Zenith : Top, summit.

Antonyms

A

Ability : Disability.
Accept : Reject, refuse.
Acquit : Convict.

B

Barbarous : Civilized.
Barren : Fertile.
Base : Noble.

C

Callous : Soft, tender.
Care : Neglect.
Censure : Praise, applaud.

D

Danger : Safety.
Deep : Shallow.
Delight : Despleasure, sorrow.

E

Early : Late.
Elevation : Depression.
Emancipate : Enslave.

F

Fabulous : Actual, real.
Failure : Success.
Fickle : Constant.

G

Gain : Loss.
Genuine : False.
Gloomy : Gay.

H

Happiness : Sorrow, sadness.
Help : Hinder.
Honour : Dishonour, shame.

I

Imperative : Optional.
Increase : Decrease.
Inhale : Exhale.

J

Joyful : Sad, depressed.
Junior : Senior.
Justice : Injustice.

K

Kind : Cruel.
Knowledge : Ignorance.

L

Lack : Plenty.
Legal : Illegal.
Legible : Illegible.

M

Mad : Sane.
Malice : Goodwill.
Master : Servant.

N

Natural : Artificial.
Noble : Base, Ignoble.
Normal : Abnormal.

O

Obstinate : Yielding.
Offensive : Pleasing, defensive.
Optional : Compulsory.

P

Part (n) : Yielding.
Part (v) : Join.
Particular : General.

Q

Quick : Slow, tardy.

R

Raise : Lower.
Rash : Steady, cautious.
Rear : Front.

S

Sacred : Unholy, profane.
Satisfaction : Dissatisfaction.
Scanty : Plentiful.

T

Tedious : Lively.
Temperate : Intemperate.
Thankful : Thankless.

U

Ugly : Beautiful.
Union : Disunion, discord, split.
Urban : Rural.

V

Vain : Modest.
Violent : Gentle.
Virtue : Vice.

W

Wane : Wax
Want : Abundance.
War : Peace.

Y

Yield : Resist.
Youth : Age.

Z

Zeal : Indifference.
Zenith : Nadir.