Antonyms Worksheet-20
hasten – to go or move somewhere or do something quickly
example – She saw her father’s frown and hastened to explain.
dawdle – to take a long time to do something or go somewhere
example – Though we were getting late, she was dawdling.
immense – extremely large or grate
example – This project is of immense importance to us.
minute – extremely small
example – Ritika remembered everything in minute detail.
rigid – very strict and difficult to change
example – Their rules and regulations are more rigid than ours.
pliable – easy to influence or control
example – This plant has long pliable stems.
serious – that must be treated as important
example – She has written a serious article about the Indian economy.
trivial – not important or serious
example – He told me even the trivial details of the accident.
virtue – behavior or attitudes that show high moral standards
example – Honesty is a virtue.
vice – evil or immoral behavior
example – Smoking is his only vice.
wax – to seem to get gradually bigger until its full form is visible
example – Wax and wane can best describe the phases of the moon.
wane – to become gradually weaker or less important
example – Her enthusiasm for work is waning rapidly.
wisdom – good sense and judgement
example – My boss is a man of great wisdom.
folly – a lack of good judgement
example – It is folly not to save some money for the future.
attract – if you are attracted by something, it interests you and makes you want it
example – She tried to attract the attention of the audience.
repel – if one thing repel another, an electrical or magnetic force pushes them apart
example – Like poles of a magnet repel each other.
increase – to become or to make something greater in amount, number, value, etc.
example – They’ve increased the price by 25%.
decrease – to become or make something smaller in size, number, etc.
example – The price of their shares have decreased by 8%.
cause – the person or thing that makes something happen
example – The heavy rain caused the flood.
effect – a change that somebody or something causes in somebody or something else
example – Eating too many sweets have a bad effect on my teeth.
simple – easy to understand or do
example – The questions were all quite simple.
complex – difficult to understand
example – The structure of the human brain is quite complex.
problem – a thing that is difficult to deal with or to understand
example – Unemployment is the main problem in this country.
solution – a way of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
example – No one has found a solution to this problem.
positive – thinking about what is good in a situation
example – The meeting ended on a positive note.
negative – considering only the bad side of somebody or something
example – He gave me a negative answer.
abundant – existing in large quantities
example – They have abundant evidence to prove her guilt.
scarce – if something is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities
example – Police have scarce details of the accident.
literal – being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase
example – The literal meaning of ‘optimist’ is ‘a person who always expects good things to happen’.
figurative – word or phrase used in a way that is different from the usual meaning, in order to create a particular mental picture.
example – Her figurative method of storytelling was appreciated by all.
