(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. DawnDusk

9. Broad (very wide)Narrow

10. ConfessDeny

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

12. CompulsoryOptional

13. DomesticWild

14. CreateDestroy, Annihilate

15. DiseaseHealth

16. ComedyTragedy

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

18. DepositWithdraw

19. DepartureArrival

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

21. DryWet

22. DeathLife

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. CheapExpensive, Costly

26. CommonRare

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

28. DifficultEasy

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. BuySell

32. DiminishIncrease

33. CreditDebit

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. DemocracyAutocracy

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. ColdHot

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. ElevationDepression

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

44. CleverStupid

45. DarkLight

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. EarlyLate

50. DeepShallow

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