Synonym & Antonyms

Synonym and Antonym

Synonyms (Meanings)

1.       Abhorrent

Detestable,   repellent, repugnant, odious, heinous, disgusting  

                 

2.       Abandon,

Leave   in the lurch, forfeit, disown, ditch, abdicate, disown, repudiate

3.       Scurrilous,

Calumnious,   libellous, opprobrious, outrageous, defamatory

4.       Libel

Calumny, defamation, denigration,  slander, aspersion, vilification, malign, traduce, smear, besmirch, tarnish, imputation, vituperation, defile

5.       Abundant,

 bountiful,  copious, luxuriant, rampant

6.       Abuse,

Assault, execration, invective, vituperation, affront, berate, castigate, inveigh, odium

7.       Acclaim,

Applaud, extol, commend, kudos, laud, eulogize, ovation, esteem, plaudits, acquiescence, endorsement, mandate, ratification

8.       Accusations,

Impeachment, allegation, summons, indictment

9.       Acquit,

Absolve, exonerate, vindicate

10.   Abnormal,

Aberrant, anomalous, bizarre, eccentric, freak, idiosyncratic, queer, wayward

Antonyms  (Identify the word opposite in meaning)

1.       Repugnance

a)      Love              b) absolution     c) blame               d) virtue               e) awe

2.       Fractious

a)      Delicate        b) solid                 c) agreeable       d) liberal              e) wholesome

3.       Admonition

a)      Countenance             b) evasion           c) deposition      d)declaration     e) denial

4.       Doltish

a)      Casuistic                       b) clever              c) qualified          d) disabled          e) sharpened

5.       Abstruse

a)      Detested                     b) detained        c) obvious           d) tight                                 e) rebuilt

6.       Eschew

a)      Swallow whole          b) borrow            c) save                  d) reset                                e) welcome

7.       Schism

a)      Concealment             b) calm                                 c) clumsiness     d) Union              e) reduction

8.       Avarice

a)      Cupidity                       b) virtue               c) altruism           d) kindness         e) stealth

9.       Laconic

a)      Cool                               b) voluble            c) friendly            d) militant           e) fretful

10.   Assuaged

a)      Thirsty                          b) devastated    c) untrue             d) foiled               e) unsatisfied

Answers:    1. (a)               2. (c)          3. (a)           4. (b)           5. (c)          6. (e)                                 7. (d)

                      8. (c)                9. (b)         10.   (e)