Antonyms Antonyms are those words which have opposite meanings. Some words can be paired with words opposite in meaning. They are called Antonyms.

Bold – Timid Coarse – Fine Create – Destroy Contract – Expand Deep – Shallow Early – Late Expensive – Cheap Forward – Backward Examples

Accept – Reject Active – Lazy Ancient – Modern Arrival – Defend Attack – Defend Bent – Straight Better – Worse Blunt – Sharp Straight Bent Active Lazy

Found – Lost Freeze – Melt Fresh – Stale Gain – Loss

Great – Small Generous – Miserly Great small Happiness – Misery Happy – Sad

Honest – Dishonest Huge – Tiny Absent – Present Increase – Decrease Junior – Senior Kind – Cruel Honest Dishonest Kind Cruel

Lend – Borrow Light – Heavy Light – Dark Majority – Minority

Maximum – Minimum Oral – Written Permanent – Temporary Please – Displease Plus – Minus Positive – Negative Punish – Reward Rough – Smooth Safe – Dangerous Examples

Sickness – Health Success – Failure Superior – Inferior Sweet – Sour Top – Bottom True – False Ugly – Beautiful Wet – Dry Left - Right Examples Beautiful Ugly

Exercise Match the antonyms correctly: Admit destroy Public straight Junior conclude Bent stale Defend senior Dark private Fresh well-lit Create descend Ascend dangerous Safe attack Start modern Ancient deny

Answer Match the antonyms correctly: Admit deny Public private Junior senior Bent straight Defend Attack Dark Fresh stale Create destroy Ascend descend Safe dangerous Start conclude Ancient modern

Exercise 1.Ramesh, you are always…………, but why are you late today? 2.We will not …………….all the money now. We will save it for the rainy day. 3.Seven seats are still…………… They were full by now last year. 4.I will deposit the whole amount. I can………….it at any time I want. 5.The Goyals…………..wool from Australia, make garments and export them to the U.K. 6.Don’t forget your sweater here. ……………to wear it when it is cold in Srinagar. 7.……………and failure go hand in hand in life. 8. This umbrella is very…………… I need a cheap one. 9.Rome has both ancient and ……………..buildings. 10.Can you tell me the minus and ………….points of this proposal.

Answers 1. Punctual 2. Spend 3. Vacant 4. Withdraw 5. Import 6. Remember 7. Success 8. Expensive 9. Modern 10. Plus

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