20 antonyms, 20 synonyms with sentences
Answers
Format: synonym-antonym
Example :
1. Achieve – fail
Usain Bolt achieved a new world record.
Usain Bolt failed to make a legal start at the 2012 athletics championships.
2. Afraid - Confident
I was afraid of getting caught for sleeping during the class.
I was confident about my exam preparations.
3. Ancient - Modern
The Colosseum is an ancient wonder of the world.
Taj Mahal is a modern wonder of the world.
4. Arrive - Depart
The flight arrived 20 minutes late.
The train departed from the railway station.
5. Arrogant – Humble
The king was arrogant to his people.
Gandhiji was a humble man.
6. Attack - Defend
The burglar attacked the dog.
I defended myself from the hail.
7. Blunt - Sharp
The axe of the woodcutter was blunt.
Chefs always prefer sharp knives.
8. Complex - Simple
Physics problems are usually complex to solve.
School level maths is very simple.
9. Demand - Supply
The customers demanded novel products from Apple.
Water is supplied through pipeline connections.
10. Destroy - Create
Hitler destroyed half of the Jewish population.
Man created the art of farming.
11. Divide - Unite
India is divided by different cultures but stays united as one nation.
12. Drunk - Sober
I usually don’t take any decisions while I am drunk, I take them when I am sober.
13. Expand – Contract
Metals usually expand on heating and contracts on cooling.
14. Freeze – Boil
Water freezes at very low temperature and starts boiling at high temperatures.
15. Full - Empty
It is not advisable to sleep with an empty stomach neither can you sleep with your stomach full.
16. Generous - Stingy
I am a Generous man, unlike my brother who is stingy.
17. Innocent – Guilty
It is the duty of the court to declare whether the accused is innocent or guilty of the crime.
18. Marvelous – Terrible
She looked marvelous in red saree, unlike the other day when she looked terrible in a blue one.
19. Noisy - Quiet
Children are usually noisy at home, but they stay quiet away from home.
20. Private – Public
Air India, which was previously fully a public firm is now getting privatized.
Answer:
1. Magnify – expand: He magnified their happiness like their pain.
2. Baffle – confuse, deceive: The bad news he received consecutively confused him.
3. Beautiful – attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning: You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.
4. Bossy – controlling, tyrannical: You have a structure that likes to bossy.
5. Fair – just, objective, impartial, unbiased: We believe you are impartial.
5. Funny – humorous, comical, hilarious, hysterical: My uncle is the most funny person in the family, and when we all get together, they always make us laugh.
6. Happy – content, joyful, mirthful, upbeat: I think the most important factor in this life is to be happy.
7. Hardworking- diligent, determined, industrious, enterprising: Maybe she was the quietest girl in our class, but more hardworking than all of us.
8. Honest – honorable, fair, sincere, trustworthy: Being honest should be one of our most important character traits.
9. Hypocrisy – duplicity, falseness: Everyone knows that they can never tolerate hypocrisy.
10. Important – required, vital, essential, primary, significant, critical: We need to talk to you about this important issue immediately.
11. Intelligence – smart, bright, brillant, sharp: We all know that you have unique intelligence.
12. Introverted – shy, bashful, quiet, withdrawn: You already have an extroverted personality, we believe you will overcome all this.
13. Kind – thoughtful, considerate, amiable, gracious: We have always known you as a kind person, I could not make sense of all this.
14. Lazy – idle, lackadaisical, lethargic, indolent: When I met her teacher today, she told me that she was too lazy this year.
15. Lucky – auspicious, fortunate: How lucky you are! You won this game.
16. Mean – unfriendly, unpleasant, bad- tempered, difficult: I can’t figure out what this means most, please speak a little more.
17. Old – antiquated, ancient, obsolete, extinct: Today we will visit old aunts.
18. Outgoing – friendly, sociable, warm, extroverted: I think it has an extroverted structure.
19. Pacify – appease, placate: I came here to appease you.
20. Positive – optimistic, cheerful, starry- eyed, sanguine: I always recommend you to be positive.