Dictionary of English Antonyms: Vocabulary Building

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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

ABOVE – on top of, over, higher than, more than
Antonyms or Opposite Words of ‘Above’
below / under / less / beneath / lower

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ACCEPT – to take readily something that is offered, to say ‘Yes’ to proposal, offer, etc.
Antonyms or Opposite Words of ‘Accept’
abandon / deny / disallow / discard / dump / refuse / reject

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ACCIDENTAL – happening by chance
Antonyms or Opposite Words of ‘Accidental’
deliberate / intentional / purposeful / fixed

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ADDITION – increasing the amount, number, size
Antonyms or Opposite Words of ‘Addition’
deduction / deletion / elimination / exclusion / omission / removal

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ADORATION – intense like
Antonyms or Opposite Words of ‘Adoration’
abhorrence / detestation / disgust / hatred / loathing / odium / repugnance / repulsion

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APATHETIC – showing no interest
Antonyms or Opposite Words of ‘Apathetic’
animated / ardent / avid / eager / enthusiastic / fervent / keen / passionate

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ATTACK – to use violence to hurt somebody
Antonyms or Opposite Words of ‘Attack’
defend / guard / protect / shield

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SOME MORE ANTONYMS – A
active – idle / inactive / passive
actual – imaginary / unreal / virtual
admire – deride / ridicule / mock
adore – abhor / despise / detest
adulthood – childhood / babyhood / youth
advanced – basic / elementary / plain
alive – dead / deceased / departed
all – nobody / none / nothing
amused – annoyed / bored / jaded
appear – disappear / vanish / wane
assertive – fawning / obsequious / submissive
attentive – distracted / diverted / unfocused
attractive – grotesque / ugly / unattractive

add – delete / subtract
admiring – contemptuous / disdainful
allegiance – treason / disloyalty
answer – question / query
approached – receded / departed
askew -- directly / straight
attic – basement / cellar

amenable – unwilling
aristocracy – proletariat
aristocratic – plebeian

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