Practice Antonyms

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ROUGH

refined

charming

smooth

polite

smooth (Adjective) : flat and even; without problems; polite and pleasant
rough (Adjective) : not smooth; uneven and irregular
refined (Adjective) : made pure by taking out other substances; polite, well–educated and able to judge the quality of things; cultured
charming (Adjective) : very pleasant or attractive
polite (Adjective) : courteous; having or showing good manners and respect for the feelings of others

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TRANSPARENT

clear

crystal

opaque

ambiguity

opaque (Adjective) : not clear enough to see through or allow light through; not clean; difficult to understand; impenetrable
transparent (Adjective) : allowing you to see through something; obvious; easy to understand
clear (Adjective) : easy to understand; obvious; having or feeling no doubt of confusion; thinking in a sensible and logical way, easy to see/hear; transparent
ambiguity (Noun) : the state of having more than one meaning; the state of being difficult to understand
crystal (Noun) : a small piece of substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid

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DISTANT

far

imminent

along

close (Adjective) : near in space and time; almost in a particular state; knowing somebody very well and liking him very much
distant (Adjective) : far away in space and time; remote; not friendly; not closely related
far (Adjective) : at a greater distance away from you; distant; remote
imminent (Adjective) : likely to happen very soon
along (Preposition) : from one end to or towards the other end

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INSERT

depict

extract

defame

enhance

extract (Verb) : to remove or obtain a substance from something
insert (verb) : to put something into something else
depict (Verb) : to show an image of somebody or something in a picture
defame (Verb) : to harm somebody by saying or writing bad or false things about him
enhance (Verb) : to increase or improve the good quality, value or status of somebody/something

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MYOPIC

short-sighted

feeble-minded

fore-sighted

far-sighted

far-sighted (Adjective) : long-sighted; not able to see things clearly that are close to you
myopic (Adjective) : inability to focus on distant objects; short-sighted
short– sighted (Adjective) : able to see things clearly only if they are very close to you
feeble–minded (Adjective) : having less than usual intelligence ; weak and unable to make decisions
fore–sighted (Adjective) : planning sensibly and carefully for the future

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HARASS

reward

praise

flatter

relieve

relieve (Verb) : to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain; alleviate
harass (Verb) : to worry or annoy somebody by putting pressure on him or saying or doing unpleasant things to him
reward (Noun) : a thing that is given for doing something good, working hard etc.
praise (Verb) : show approval of or admiration for somebody/ something
flatter (Verb) : to say nice things about somebody in a way that is not sincere, because you want him to do something for you or you want to please him

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LOOSEN

fasten

accelerate

delay

paste

fasten (Verb) : to close or join together the two parts of something; to become closed or joined together ; do up
loosen (Verb) : to make some- thing less tight or firm; to become less tight or firmly fixed; slacken
accelerate (Verb) : to happen or to make something happen faster or earlier
delay (Verb) : not to do some- thing until a later time ; defer; hold up
paste (Verb) : to stick using a glue; to copy or move text into a document from another place or another document

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ADVANCED

progressed

outpaced

receded

retarded

retarded (Verb) : made the development or progress slower
advanced (Verb) : developed and improved
progressed (Verb) : improved or developed over a period of time; advanced
outpaced (Verb) : went, rose, improved etc. faster than somebody/something; outstripped
receded (Verb) : moved gradually away from somebody or away from a previous position; became gradually weaker and smaller

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FAMOUS

obscure

eminent

lenient

fabulous

obscure (Adjective) : not known; not well–known; unknown
famous (Adjective) : well– known; eminent
eminent (Adjective) : famous
lenient (Adjective) : not strict
fabulous (Adjective) : extremely good; very great

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BLESSING

dull

curse

hurt

harsh

curse (Noun) : something that causes harm or evil; a rude or offensive word used with anger
blessing (Noun) : God’s help and protection; approval or permission; something that is good or helpful
dull (Adjective) : not interesting or exciting
hurt (Verb) : injured physically; to cause physical pain
harsh (Adjective) : cruel, severe and unkind

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BRAVERY

savagery

cowardice

cowardly

heroism

cowardice (Noun) : fear or lack of courage
bravery (Noun) : courage; feeling of no fear
savagery (Noun) : behaviour that is very cruel and violent; violence
cowardly (Adjective) : lacking courage; fearful
heroism (Noun) : very great courage

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PROFESSIONAL

novice

amateur

dabbler

apprentice

amateur (Noun) : a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for enjoyment, not as a job
professional (Adjective) : connected with a job that needs special training or skill; competent; well-trained and extremely skilled
novice (Noun) : a person who is new and has little experience in a skill, job or situation
dabbler (Noun) : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
apprentice (Noun) : a young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in his job

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FRUITLESS

successful

wasted

useless

insufficient

successful (Adjective) : achieving your aims or what was intended; having become popular and/or make a lot of money
fruitless (Adjective) : producing no useful results; unproductive
wasted (Adjective) : unsuccessful
useless (Adjective) : of no use
insufficient (Adjective) : not enough; inadequate

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GENUINE

general

genie

real

fake

fake (Adjective) : unreal; ingenuine; counterfeit
genuine (Adjective) : real; true; authentic; sincere and honest
general (Adjective) : normal; usual
genie (Noun) : a spirit with magic powers, especially one that lives in a bottle or a lamp
real (Adjective) : true; authentic

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RAPID

happy

fall

slow

abnormal

slow (Adjective) : not done quickly
rapid (Adjective) : happening in a short period of time ; done or happening very quickly
happy (Adjective) : cheerful
fall (Noun/Verb) : act of falling; waterfall; a decrease in size, number, rate/level to drop down from a higher level to a lower level
abnormal (Adjective) : different from what is usual or expected, especially in a way that is worrying, harmful or not wanted

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BLOCK

clean

ease

cure

clear

clear (Verb) : to move freely again ; not to be blocked; to remove something
lock (Verb) : to obstruct; to hinder; to stop something from moving
clean (Verb) : remove dirt/ unwanted substances
ease (Verb) : to relax; to reduce ; to move somebody/something
cure (Verb) : to make an illness go away

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REPULSIVE

attractive

reflective

distinctive

progressive

attractive (Adjective) : appealing
repulsive (Adjective) : causing a feeling of strong dislike; very unpleasant; disgusting
reflective (Adjective) : thinking deeply about things; thoughtful
distinctive (Adjective) : having a quality/characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed ; characteristic
progressive (Adjective) : in favour of new ideas, modern methods, and change

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NERVOUS

flawless

immature

smooth

composed

composed (Adjective) : calm and in control of your feelings
nervous (Adjective) : anxious; easily worried; frightened
flawless (Adjective) : perfect; without fault/defect
immature (Adjective) : not fully developed/grown
smooth (Adjective) : plain; not rugged

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URBAN

rustic

rural

civil

foreign

rural (Adjective) : connected with/like the countryside (village)
urban (Adjective) : connected with a town or city
rustic (Adjective) : characteris- tic of rural life
civil (Adjective) : connected with people who live in a country
foreign (Adjective) : connected with another country

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CONFIDENT

worried

pessimistic

diffident

depressed

diffident (Adjective) : not having much confidence in yourself; shy
confident (Adjective) : feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
worried (Adjective) : tense
pessimistic (Adjective) : expecting bad things to happen and that something will not be successful
depressed (Adjective) : very sad and without hope