(GK) English Antonyms

(GK) English Antonyms

1. Dwarf
Giant

2. Destructive
Constructive

3. Centrifugal (away from center)
Centripetal

4. Confident
Diffident

5. Dependent
Independent

6. Dilute
Concentrate, Thicken

7. Deliberate (careful, intentional)
Inadvertent, Unintentional

8. Dawn
Dusk

9. Broad (very wide)
Narrow

10. Confess
Deny

11. Ebb (to diminish or lessen in intensity)
Flow

12. Compulsory
Optional

13. Domestic
Wild

14. Create
Destroy, Annihilate

15. Disease
Health

16. Comedy
Tragedy

17. Defensive (serving to protect)
Offensive (aggressive)

18. Deposit
Withdraw

19. Departure
Arrival

20. Crude (in an unprocessed state or condition)
Refined

21. Dry
Wet

22. Death
Life

23. Cheerful (happy and optimistic)
Cheerless, Gloomy

24. Deduction (a conclusion reached by applying the rules of logic to a premise)
Induction (logic conclusion based on evidence)

25. Cheap
Expensive, Costly

26. Common
Rare

27. Emigrant (somebody who moves to another country)
Immigrant (somebody coming to settle in a country)

28. Difficult
Easy

29. Defendant (accused party)
Plaintiff (somebody who begins a lawsuit against another person (defendant) in a civil court)

30. Condemn(consider somebody guilty)
Acquit, Approve, Commend

31. Buy
Sell

32. Diminish
Increase

33. Credit
Debit

34. Egoism (making personal welfare and interests your primary or only concern, sometimes at the expense of others)
Altruism (an attitude or way of behaving marked by unselfish concern for the welfare of others)

35. Democracy
Autocracy

36. Debtor (somebody or something that owes)
Creditor (somebody owed money)

37. Clergy (the body of people ordained for religious service, especially in the Christian Church)
Laity (the followers of a religion who are not clergy)

38. Cold
Hot

39. Bright (illuminated, intelligent)
Dim, Dull

40. Deficit (the amount by which expenditures exceed income or budget)
Surplus

41. Convex (a surface that curves outward rather than inward)
Concave

42. Elevation
Depression

43. Diligent (persistent and hard-working)
Lazy, Idle

44. Clever
Stupid

45. Dark
Light

46. Concord(friendly relations, or peace, music pleasing combination of sounds)
Discord (disagreement or strife between people, things, or situations, unpleasant musical sounds)

47. Carnal (relating to physical needs)
Spiritual

48. Deflate (let air out)
Inflate

49. Early
Late

50. Deep
Shallow

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