1.3 Vocabulary - ANTONYMS

 ANTONYMS

Antonyms are word that are the opposite of each other. Many word have completely different words as antonyms. They are called pure antonyms. e.g.  - sharp ×  blunt ;.  Brave  ×  Timid , etc. 

However, many antonyms are divided by addition of prefixes such as ' in ' , ' un ' , ' im' , ' ir' , ' il ' , etc. :

Θ PURE ANTONYMS ( COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORD )

Beauty   X   Ugliness Bright   X   Dull Cancel   X  Uphold Empty   X   Full Safe    X   Dangerous Abundance  X     Scarcity Assemble   X     Disperse Attract    X     Repel Beauty   X   Ugliness Blessing    X   Curse Bare    X    Covered Brave    X   Cowardly Busy   X   Idle Chaos    X    order Conceal     X   reveal Conceit    X   Humility Confess   X    Deny Confident   X     Diffident Starved    X     well-fed Strange    X   Familiar Strict    X   Lax Superior   X  Inferior Temporary   X    Permanent Transparent    X   opaque Tranquil     X   Agitated , disturbed Uniform    X    diversified Virtue     X    Vice Wicked    X      virtuous

Deep   X   Shallow Different   X     Similar Difficult   X   Easy Doubtful   X    Sure Forget  X   Remember Gain   X   lose Glad   X   Sorrowful , gloomy Grief    X   Joy , Happiness Hope   X    despair  Imaginary   X   Real Knowledge    X     Ignorance Lavish   X   frugal Modern     X   ancient Natural    X  Artificial Often     X   Seldom ,rarely Pleasure    X      Pain Polite   X   rude Positive    X   Negative Praise    X   Condemn Preserve    X       Destroy Same    X     Different Senior     X     Junior Simple    X   Complex ,Complicated . Wide    X   narrow Wide    X     Narrow Wild     X      tame Wise     X     foolish Weakness    X   Strength

⊗ DERIVED ANTONYMS BEGINNING WITH THE PREFIX ' in - ' :

Ability.    x    inability Activity.    x   Inactivity Comparable   x   incomparable Complete    x  incomplete Convenience    x   inconvenience Curable    x   incurable Decent    x     Indecent Decision    x   indecision Definite    x   indefinite

Dependent    x    Independent Direct    x   indirect Divisible    x  indivisible Effective   x   ineffective Efficiency    x   inefficiency excusable    x   inexcusable Secure    x   insecure Significant   x   insignificant Sincere    x   insincere

⊗ Derived antonyms beginning with the prefix ' im- '

Moral  x   immoral Perfect    x    imperfect Partial   x    impartial

Possible   x   impossible Portable   x    importable Movable    x     immovable

⊗ Derived antonyms beginning with the prefix ' dis -' :

Advantage    x    disadvantage Agreeable     x   disagreeable Appear    x    disappear approve   x   disapprove Belief     x  disbelief Colour    x   discolour Comfort    x   discomfort Connect   x  disconnect Honest    x  dishonest Honour     x  dishonour

Inclined    x  disinclined Loyalty    x  disloyalty Obey    x  Disobey Order   x    disorder pleasure    x   displeasure Prove     x  disprove Qualify   x   disqualify Repute    x   disrepute Respect    x   disrespect Unite    x  disunite Use    x   disuse

⊗ Derived antonyms beginning with the prefix 'un-' :

Acceptable  x  unacceptable Bind   x   unbind Broken   x   unbroken Certain    x  uncertain Comfortable   x  uncomfortable Conscious   x   unconscious Done   x   undone Equal   x  unequal Faithful   x  unfaithful Fortunate   x   unfortunate Decided   x   undecided Avoidable    x   unavoidable

hurt   x   unhurt Importance    x  unimportance Informed   x   uninformed Natural   x  unnatural Profitable   x   unprofitable Reliable   x   unreliable Reap   x    unreap Safe   x  unsafe Successful    x  unsuccessful Trustworthy   x     untrustworthy Wise   x   unwise Wrap   x   unwrap

⊗ Derive antonyms beginning with the prefix 'mis-' :

Behave   x  misbehave Calculate    x    miscalculate Conduct   x   misconduct Direct    x   misdirect Govern    x  misgovern Guide    x   misguide

Pronounce    x  mispronounce Spell    x   Misspell Understand     x  misunderstand Use    x  misuse Judge    x    misjudge Lead    x   mislead

⊗ Derive antonyms beginning with their prefix 'ir - ' :

Rational   x   irrational Recoverable   x   irrecoverable Regular   x   irregular

Relevant     x  irrelevant Replaceable    x  irrepressible Responsible    x   irresponsible

⊗ Derived antonyms beginning with the prefix ' il-' :

Legal    x   illegal legible   x   illegible

Literate    x   illiterate Logical    x  illogical

Θ Derive antonyms beginning with the other prefix such as ' ab -' ,'ig -','extra -','non-' , etc. :

Normal   x   abnormal Noble     x   ignoble

Ordinary     x  extraordinary Violence    x  non-violence

⊗ Derive antonyms whose prefix change :

Encourage   x  Discourage

Overstate   x    understate

1. Find the word which is the antonym of the given word :

             grief

(1) sad

(2) joy

(3) excitement

(4) anger

2. Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word to fill in the

blank : In prosperity our friends know us, but in ------------ we know our friends.

(1) sad (2) joy (3) diversity (4) adversity

3. Choose the pair of words that are antonyms :

(1) blunt x stable (2) bright x shining (3) prohibit x permit (4) affirm x depart

4. Choose the pair of words that are not antonyms :

(1) attract x repel (2) clever x stupid (3) care x neglect (4) gratitude x shame

5. Find the pair of opposite words from the jumbled letters :

ieldtwam

(1) yield wait (2) weld x tiam (3) wild x tame (4) mate x wild

6. Which two words from the ones given do not take a prefix to make

their opposites ?

(1) cruel (2) moral (3) disgust (4) definite

7. Which prefix will you use to form the opposite of the given word :

possible

(1) in (2) dis (3) im (4) un

8. Choose the one prefix that will form the antonyms of all the given

words: sincere, direct, active, curable

(1) un (2) in (3) dis (4) mis

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