BEAM & GAIN
ANTONYMS
ANTONYMS
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ABOVE-BELOW
ABSENT-PRESENT
ABUNDANT-SCARCE
ACCEPT-REFUSE
ACCIDENTAL-INTENTIONAL
ACCURATE-INCORRECT
ACTIVE - LAZY
ADMIT-DENY
ADULT - CHILD
ADVANCE-RETREAT , ELEMENTARY
AFFIRMATIVE - NEGATIVE
AGAINST-FOR
AGREE - REFUSE
AHEAD-BEHIND
ALIKE – DIFFERENT
ALIVE - DEAD
ALL-NONE
ALWAYS-NEVER
ANGEL – DEVIL
ANIMAL – HUMAN
ANTIQUE-MODERN
ARRIVAL - DEPARTURE
ATTACK-DEFEND
AUNT-UNCLE
AUTHENTIC-IMITATION
AWAKE- ASLEEP
BAD-GOOD
BALD-HAIRY
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AN ANTONYM IS A WORD THAT IS THE OPPOSITE MEANING OF
ANOTHER. IT COMES FROM THE GREEK WORDS “ANTI” FOR
OPPOSITE AND “ONYM” FOR NAME. SINCE LANGUAGE IS COMPLEX,
PEOPLE MAY AT TIMES; DISAGREE ON WHAT WORDS ARE
TRULY OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO OTHER WORDS.
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BEAM & GAIN
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BEAUTIFUL-UGLY
BEFORE - AFTER
BEGINNING – END
BEGINNING-END
BEG-OFFER
BEHIND – IN FRONT OF
BELOW – ABOVE
BENEATH-ABOVE
BEST-WORST
BITTER-SWEET
BLACK-WHITE
BLAME - PRAISE
BLESS - CURSE
BOLD - MEEK, TIMID
BORROW-LEND
BOTTOM-TOP
BOUND - UNBOUND, FREE
BOUNDLESS - LIMITED
BOY-GIRL
BRAVE – COWARDLY, SCARED
BREAK-FIX
BRIGHT - DIM, DULL
BRIGHTEN - FADE
BROAD - NARROW
BROTHER-SISTER
BUILD - DESTROY
BUY-SELL
CALM – EXCITED, WINDY, TROUBLED
CAPABLE - INCAPABLE
CAREFUL-CARELESS
CATCH-THROW
CEASE-BEGIN
CENTRE – OUTSVKIRTS, SUBURB
CERTAIN-UNCERTAIN
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
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CHANGEABLE- CONSTANT
CHEAP – EXPENSIVE
CHEERFUL-SAD , DISCOURAGED, DREARY
CITY-COUNTRY
CLEVER – STUPID
CLOSE - FAR, DISTANT
CLOSED - AJAR, OPEN
CLUMSY - GRACEFUL
COLD – HOT, HEAT
COME-GO
COMPLETE-INCOMPLETE
CONDEMN-PRAISE
CONQUER-FAIL
CONTRACT-EXPAND
COOL-WARM
CORRECT - INCORRECT, WRONG
COURTEOUS - DISCOURTEOUS, RUDE
CROOKED-STRAIGHT
CRUEL-KIND
CURLY - STRAIGHT
DANGEROUS-SAFE
DARK – LIGHT
DAUGHER – SON
DAWN – DUSK
DAY – NIGHT
DAYTIME - NIGHTTIME
DEAD - ALIVE
DECLINE - ACCEPT, INCREASE
DECREASE - INCREASE
DEEP – SHALLOW
DEFEAT – VICTORY
DELICIOUS – AWFUL
DEPART – ARRIVE
DESTROY-CREATE
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
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DIFFERENT-SAME
DIRTY-CLEAN
DISCOURAGE-ENCOURAGE
DISGRACE-HONOR
DRUNK-SOBER
DRY-WET
DWARF-GIANT
EARLY - LATE
EAST - WEST
EASY - HARD, DIFFICULT
EMPTY - FULL
EQUAL - DIFFERENT
EVEN – ODD
EVENING – MORNING
EVERYBODY- NOBODY
EVIL-GOOD
EXCITING-DULL
EXHIBIT-CONCEAL
EXIT-ENTRANCE
EXPAND - CONTRACT
EXPENSIVE-CHEAP
EXPORT - IMPORT
EXPOSURE – SHELTER
EXTERIOR-INTERIOR
EXTERNAL - INTERNAL
EXTINGUISH-IGNITE
EXTREME - MODERATE
FADE - BRIGHTEN
FAIL - SUCCEED
FALSE - TRUE
FAMOUS - UNKNOWN
FAR - NEAR
FAST - SLOW
FAT - THIN
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ANTONYMS
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BEAM & GAIN
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FAT-THIN
FEEBLE - STRONG, POWERFUL
FERTILE-BARREN
FEW-MANY
FICTION-FACT
FIND-LOSE
FINISH-BEGIN
FIRST-LAST
FLOOR-CEILING
FOOLISH-WISE
FORGET-REMEMBER
FORMER-LATTER
FORTUNATE – UNFORTUNATE
FORWARD-BACKWARD
FREEDOM – CAPTIVITY
FREQUENT-INFREQUENT, SELDOM
FRIEND – ENEMY
GATHER – DISTRIBUTE
GENERAL – PARTICULAR, SPECIAL
GENEROUS - MEAN, STINGY
GENTLE – ROUGH
GIANT – DWARF, PYGMY
GLAD – SORRY
GLOOMY – CHEERFUL
GRANTED – REFUSED
GREAT – MINUTE, SMALL, LITTLE
HARMFUL – HARMLESS
HASTEN – DAWDLE
HATE – LOVE
HEALTHY – UNHEALTHY, ILL, DISEASED, SICK
HEAVEN - HELL
HEAVY - LIGHT
HEIGHT - DEPTH
HELP - HINDER
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
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HERE - THERE
HERO – COWARD
HIGH – LOW
HINDER – AID, HELP
HIRE – FIRE
HONEST – DISHONEST
HORIZONTAL - VERTICAL
HUGE – TINY
HUMBLE – PROUD
HUNGRY – FULL, THIRSTY
HUSBAND – WIFE
IDLE - ACTIVE
IGNORE- NOTICE
ILL – HEALTHY, WELL
IMMIGRATE – EMIGRATE
IMPORT – EXPORT
IN – OUT
INCREASE – REDUCE
INDIVIDUAL – GROUP
INHALE - EXHALE
INNOCENT – GUILTY
INSIDE – OUTSIDE
INSULT – COMPLIMENT
INTELLIGENT – SILLY, STUPID
INTENTIONAL – ACCIDENTAL
INTERESTED – BORED, UNINTERESTED
INTERNAL – EXTERNAL
JOIN – SEPARATE
JOY – SADNESS
JUNIOR – SENIOR
JUSTICE - INJUSTICE
KEEN - UNINTERESTED
KIND – CRUEL, NASTY
KNOWLEDGE – IGNORANCE
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
IN
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LAUGH - WEEP
LAZY - INDUSTRIOUS
LEAD - FOLLOW
LEFT - RIGHT
LEND – BORROW
LENGTHEN - SHORTEN
LENIENT - STRICT
LESS - MORE
LESS - MORE
LIGHT - DARK, HEAVY
LIKE - DISLIKE, HATE
LIKELY - UNLIKELY
LIMITED - BOUNDLESS
LITERA L -FIGURATIVE
LITTLE – BIG
LOCK - UNLOCK
LONG - SHORT
LOOSE - TIGHT
LOSE - FIND
LOST - FOUND
LOUD -SOFT
LOVE - HATE
LOWER - RAISE
MAD - SANE
MAGNETIZE- DEMAGNETIZE
MAJOR - MINOR
MALE – FEMALE
MAN – WOMEN
MANY – FEW, SOME
MARRIAGE, MARRY - DIVORCE
MASTER - SERVANT
MATURE - IMMATURE
MAXIMUM - MINIMUM
ME - YOU
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
IN
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MERRY - MIRTHLESS, SAD
MINORITY - MAJORITY
MISER - SPENDTHRIFT
MISUNDERSTAND – UNDERSTAND
MUCH - LITTLE
NARROW – WIDE, BROAD
NASTY – NICE, PLEASANT
NATIVE – FOREIGNER, STRANGER
NATURAL - ARTIFICAL
NEAR - FAR, DISTANT
NEAT – UNTIDY
NEGATIVE – AFFIRMATIVE
NEPHEW – NIECE
NEW – OLD
NIGHT – DAY
NOISY – QUIET
NORTH – SOUTH
NOTHING – EVERYTHING
OBEDIENT - DISOBEDIENT
OCCASIONALLY – FREQUENTLY
OCCUPIED – VACANT
ODD - EVEN
OFFER – REFUSE
OFTEN – SELDOM, SOMETIMES
OLD – NEW, YOUNG, MODERN
OMIT - INSERT
OPEN – SHUT, CLOSE
OPPONENT - SUPPORTER
OPTIMIST - PESSIMIST
OUT – IN
PARENT – CHILD
PART - WHOLE
PAST – PRESENT
PEACE – WAR
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
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PERMIT – FORBID
PLEASANT - AWFUL
PLENTY – LACK
POETRY - PROSE
POLITE - RUDE, IMPOLITE
POOR – RICH, WEALTHY
POSSIBLE - IMPOSSIBLE
POVERTY - WEALTH, RICHES
POWERFUL – WEAK
PRETTY - UGLY
PRIDE – MODESTY
PRIVATE – PUBLIC
PROBLEM – SOLUTION
PROFIT – LOSS
PROHIBIT – ALLOW
PROTECTION – ATTACK
PUSH - PULL
PUTRID -FRESH
QUACK – UPRIGHT, UNFEIGNED
QUAINT – FAMILIAR, USUAL
QUALIFIED- UNQUALIFIED
QUALITY – INFERIORITY
QUARANTINE – BEFRIEND, SOCIALIZE
QUELL – EXACERBATE, AGITATE
QUESTING – ANSWER
QUESTIONABLE – RELIABLE, AUTHENTIC
QUIBBLE – UNFEIGN, PLAIN
QUICK - SLOW
QUIET – LOUD, NOISY
RAISE - LOWER
RANDOM – SPECIFIC
RATIFY – DENY, DISSENT
RAVAGE – RECONSTRUCT, RENOVATE
RAW - COOKED
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
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REDEEM – CONSERVE, LOSE
RELUCTANT - ENTHUSIASTIC
REMEMBER-FORGET
REMORSE – RUTHLESSNESS, OBDURACY
REMOTE – ADJOINING, ADJACENT
RETRACT – CONFIRM, ASSERT
REWARD-PUNISHMENT
RIGHT-WRONG
ROUGH-SMOOTH
ROUT – SUCCUMB, WITHDRAW
RUSTIC –CULTURED, REFINED
RUTHLESS – COMPASSIONATE, LENIENT
SARCASTIC – COURTEOUS, GRACIOUS
SCANTY –LAVISH, MULTITUDE
SHREWD – SIMPLE, IMBECILE
SICK - HEALTHY, ILL
SIMPLE - COMPLEX, HARD
SINGULAR - PLURAL
SINK - FLOAT
SLIM - FAT, THICK
SLOW - FAST
SOBER - DRUNK
SOFT - HARD
SOME - NONE
SORROW – JOY
SOUR – SWEET
SPEND – EARN
STAIN – HONOUR, PURIFY
START – STOP
STARTED – FINISHED
STAY – LEAVE
STIFF – FLEXIBLE
STOP – GO
SUBSEQUENT – PRECEDING, PREVIOUS
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
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IN
SUBSTANTIAL – TENUOUS, FRAGILE
SUBVERT – GENERATE, ORGANIZE
SUPERFICIAL – PROFOUND, DISCERNING
SYCOPHANT – DEVOTED, LOYAL
TABOO – PERMIT, CONSENT
TACITURN –TALKATIVE, EXTROVERT
TAME – WILD
TARDY - EARLY
TEACH – LEARN
TEDIOUS – EXHILARATING, LIVELY
TEMPERATE – BOISTEROUS, VIOLENT
TEMPORARY – PERMANENT
THAW - FREEZE
THIN – WIDE
THRONG – DISPERSION, SPARSITY
TIDY – MESSY
TIGHT - LOOSE
TIMID – BOLD, INTREPID
TO ADD - TO SUBTRACT
TOGETHER – APART
TOP – BOTTOM
TOUGH - TENDER
TRANQUIL –VIOLENT, FURIOUS
TRIUMPH - FAIL
TRUE - FALSE
UGLY – PRETTY
UMBRAGE – SYMPATHY, GOODWILL
UNBREAKABLE - FRAGILE
UNCOUTH – ELEGANT, GRACEFUL
UNDER - OVER
UNIQUE - ORDINARY
UNSAFE - SAFE
UP - DOWN
USEFUL - USELESS
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
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USUALLY – RARELY
USURP – RESTORE, COMPENSATE
UTTERLY – DEFICIENTLY, INCOMPLETELY
VACANT – OCCUPIED
VAGRANT – STEADY, SETTLED
VAGUE – DEFINITE
VALOUR –FEAR, COWARDICE
VANISH-APPEAR
VANITY – MODESTY, HUMILITY
VENERABLE – UNWORTHY, IMMATURE
VERTICAL – HORIZONTAL
VICIOUS – NOBLE, VIRTUOUS
VICTORY - DEFEAT
VILLAIN - HERO
VIOLENT – GENTLE
VISIBLE - INVISIBLE
VOLATILE –HEAVY, PONDEROUS
VOUCH – REPUDIATE, PROHIBIT
VULGAR – ELEGANT, CIVIL
WAIVE – IMPOSE, CLAMP
WAN –BRIGHT, HEALTHY
WANE – AMELIORATE, RISE
WARY –HEEDLESS, NEGLIGENT
WAX - WANE
WEALTH – POVERTY
WED –DIVORCE, SEPARATE
WELL - SICK
WET – DRY
WHITE – BLACK
WICKED –VIRTUOUS, NOBLE
WIELD - FORGO, AVOID
WILD – TAME
WILT – REVIVE, BLOOM
WIN – LOSE
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ANTONYMS
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BSNL JE STUDY MATERIAL
BEAM & GAIN
IN
WITH – WITHOUT
WORTHY – WORTHLESS
YEARN – CONTENT, SATISFY
YELL – WHISPER, MUTED
YIELD – RESIST, PROTEST
YOKE – LIBERATE, RELEASE
YOUNG - OLD
ZEAL – APATHY, LETHARGY
ZENITH – NADIR, BASE
ZEST – DISGUST, PASSIVE
ZIG-ZAG – STRAIGHT, UNBENT
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ANTONYMS
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