Dictionary of English Antonyms: Vocabulary Building

An antonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Alphabetical List of English antonyms

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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 the 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

10. ADORATION -- (meaning) intense like

Antonyms of ‘Adoration’ --

abhorrence / detestation / disgust / hatred / loathing / odium / repugnance / repulsion

OTHER USEFUL ANTONYMS -- XYZ

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 / polite

22. abridge -- enlarge / expand

23. abridged -- comprehensive / whole

24. abrupt -- gradual / steady

25. abseil -- ascend / climb

26. absence -- attendance / existence / presence

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 / lucid

35. abundant -- meager / scarce

36. abysmal -- excellent / outstanding

37. accede -- disallow / discard

38. acceptable -- deplorable / unacceptable

39. acceptance -- denial / rejection / renunciation

40. accessible -- inaccessible / unachievable

41. acclaim -- condemnation / disapproval

42. accolade -- discredit / disgrace / ignominy

43. accommodating -- disobliging / uncooperative

44. accord -- disagreement / disparity

45. accountable -- inexplicable / unaccountable

46. accredit -- derecognize / disapprove

47. accrual -- decrease / deduction / loss

48. accurate -- inaccurate / incorrect

49. accustomed -- unaccustomed / unfamiliar

50. achievable -- unachievable / unattainable

51. acquiescence -- opposition / resistance

52. acquire -- cede / relinquish / surrender

53. acrid -- saccharine / sugary

54. acrimonious -- harmonious / melodious

55. activate -- deactivate / impede

56. activity -- immobility / sluggishness

57. acuity -- dullness / tedium

58. acumen -- folly / foolhardiness / stupidity

59. adamant -- relenting / yielding

60. add -- deduct / subtract