synonyms-antonyms

1) Obviate - to make unnecessary
- to remove from the way or path;
:to obviate the necessity of going.
Syn.
Stave off, ward off, avert, anteverting, forestall, anticipate
Thwart,
Debar,
Repress,
impede,
check,
frustrate - to frustrate an opponent
balk,
retard,
deter,
nip in the bud,
stave off,
fend off,
Ant.
permit, aid, ENCOURAGE.
2) Obstreperous - noisy
:obstreperous boys
syn.
boisterous,
vociferous,
raucous;
3) Contumacious - quarrelsome , disobedient
insubordinate,
intractable;
obstinate
Syn. stubborn,
dogged,
pertinacious,
opinionated,
perverse,
cantankerous,
crotchety,
refractory,
unflinching,
tenacious,
mulish,
callous,
relentless,
recalcitrant,
prejudiced,
bigoted,
dogmatic,
hellbent,
Ant. DOCILE,
submissive,
amenable.
4) Shun - avoid
:Scarcity and want shall shun you
avoid
Syn.
abstain from,
flee from,
evade,
elude,
malinger,
dodge,
desist,
refrain from,
Ant. FACE,
meet,
undertake.
5) Turpitude - (moral) degradation
:the various turpitudes of modern society
disgrace
Syn.
ignominy,
humiliation,
reproach,
odium,
opprobrium,
notoriety,
scorn,
derision,
abuse,
obloquy, ,
contumely,
scandal,
disbarment,
Ant. HONOR,
esteem,
dignity.
6) Tyro - novice
Syn.
beginner,
apprentice; .
Ant. VETERAN,
professional,
expert.
8) Vertigo - giddy (capricious) sensation
-a condition in which one has the feeling of whirling or of having the surroundings whirling
about one,
so that one tends to lose one's balance; dizziness
Syn.
dizziness, reeling, giddiness;
11) Consternation - embarrasment, indignation
-great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered
Syn.
snarling,
embroiling,
14) Dole - give donations to the poor
Syn.
charity
15) Sop - piece of bread soaked in milk , gravy etc
- something given away as a concession ( a bribe)
16) Proclivity - tendency, inclination, penchant
:proclivity to steal
Syn.
natural propensity or inclination;
predisposition
bent
propensity
predilection
penchant
leaning
proneness
liking,
affinity
whim,
idiosyncras
17) Peremptory - dictatorial
-that cannot be denied, changed, delayed, opposed, etc., as a command
18) Remorse - feeling sad
syn.
compunction,
contrition,
self-reproach,
guilt;
regret
repentance,
100)Pique - irritation
check 19.
19) Irk - irritate
:To see this sight, it irks my very soul.
20) Flippant - lacking seriousness
22) Sporadic - intermittent
-Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
23) Melancholy - gloomy
syn.
depressed,
unhappy,
dispirited
24) Hoax - practical joke,prank
25) Reproach - blame; a disgrace or shame
check 27.
27) Berate - to scold
Syn.
admonish,
chide,
berate,
chasten,
asperse,
rebuke,
censure,
reprove,
upbraid,
reprimand,
taunt,
cavil,
criticize,
disparage,
lambeste(*)
recriminate,
revile,
rail, (*)
abuse,
objurate,
vituperate,
reprobate,
vilify,
Ant.
commend,
extoll
113)Lambaste - scold
check 27.
40) Rail - scold
check 27.
28) Noisome - noxious; repulsive
illness
30) Spate - large in number
31) Contrition - penitent
-Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
-Sincere remorse for wrongdoing;
syn.
attrition
repentance
32) Nice - exact, precise
33) Pine - long, yearn, hanker
34) Repine - fret (worry unnecessarily..)
-feel or express unhappiness or discontent.
35) Supine - inactive
36) Cow - terrify someone to a mild extent
39) Stem - prevent, stop, check
41) Ford - to cross something
42) Marshal - arrange
43) Color - misrepresent, distort ( COLOR : OPINION )
44) Champion - propogate, advocate, support
45) Espouse - support
1.To take in marriage; marry.
2.To give (a woman) in marriage.
3.To give one's loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.
46) Rent - tear apart
47) Precipitate - worsen
48) Pluck - courage
49) Gritty - courageous
50) Grim - serious
51) Mannered - artificial
52) Slack - loose; negligent
56) Stymie - to obstruct
58) Specious - misleading, deceptive
59) Lackadaisical - casual
61) Salutory - beneficial
62) Salacious - vulgar;debauched
63) Homily - sermon
64) Lectern - any table with sloping top
66) Ulterior - wicked
67) Brazen - rude,insolent,effrontery
68) Sheer - complete, absolute (sheer arrogance)
- flimsy, transperent (sheer material)
69) Gossamer - thin cobweb like structures
- light ( Gossamer X Ponderous)
70) Sophist - one who gives clever logic but misleads
71) Qualified - Conditional
72) Provincial - norrowminded
73) Provenance - origin
74) Reconnaissance - survey
75) Meretricious - shallow
76) Specter, Wraith, Phantom, Apparition - ghost
77) Feckless - careless
78) Redress - compensate
79) Putative - assumed, reputed, suppposed
80) Fatuous - silly
82) Disenfranchise - take away the right to vote
83) Suffrage - right to vote in a political election
84) Suffragette - a lady who has fought for right for women to
vote
85) Redoubtable - formidable
86) Unfathomable - not able to be measured or understood
89) Harried - troubled
90) Harpy - greedy;shrew
92) Sedentary - lacking physical activity
93) Sinecure - a well paying job with no responsibility
attached to it
94) Candid - frank
95) Repose - calm
- place on something (repose ur faith on)
96) Repository - a store room
98) Bandanna - a large colored hand kerchief
99) Parguetry - design on the floor using wood
101)Piquant - sharp but pleasant
103)Bridle - restain,constrain
104)Burnish - polish
106)bromide - commonplace, cheerless
107)Sobriquet - nickname
108)Paraphernalia - equipment
109)Syncopate - synchronize
110)Aria - operatic solo
111)Cadence - rhythm
- sudden fall in the pitch
112)Sprout - to grow
115)Callow - immature
Syn.
puerile,
adolescent,
juvenile
116)Mellow - mature
Syn.
mellowed,
consummated,
Ant.
adolescent.
117)Wizen
-To dry up; wither or shrivel.
:There would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen.
118)Gauche - awkward
Syn.
Unskillfull
clumsy,
inept,
maladroit,
gawky,
,
Ant.
GRACEFUL,
dexterous,
smooth.
119)Skulduggery - cheat
-Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it.
120)Dilettante - dabbler
amateur
nonprofessional,
avocational,
amateurish,
unskilled,
121)Virtuoso - master
122)Virtuosity - expertise,skill
Syn.
knack,
flair,
ingenuity,
adroitness,
artifice,
123)Anathema - curse
:the sound of a witch's anathemas in some unknown tongue
Syn.
imprecation,
blasphemy,
profanity,
obscenity,
sacrilege,
execration,
124)Spartan - austere
-Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.
125)Calisthenics - excersises along with music
:Sit-ups, trunk twists, and other calisthenics are demonstrated on the videotape.
Syn.
slimnastics
127)Debacle - defeat
Syn.
failure
collapse,
fiasco,
rout;
disaster,
calamity,
misfortune,
mishap,
cataclysm,
adversity,
hazard,
holocaust,
affliction,
ruination,
bane,
contretemps,
128)Prelude - that which comes before ( prelude : aftermath)
- An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one;
a preliminary or preface.
Syn.
Preface;
preliminary;
preamble;
forerunner;
harbinger;
precursor.
129)Aftermath - consequences
1.A period of time following a disastrous event: in the aftermath of war.
Syn.
consequence,
aftereffect,
sequel;
result.
consummation,
emanation,
ensual,
outcome,
denouement,
Ant.
ORIGIN
source,
root.
130)Sphinx - mysterious
-
1. Mythology. A figure in Egyptian myth having the body of a lion and the head of
a man, ram, or hawk.
2. often Sphinx Greek Mythology. A winged creature having the head of a woman and
the body of a lion, noted for killing those who could not answer its riddle.
3. A puzzling or mysterious person.
Syn.
enigma,
mystery,
riddle,
conundrum,
tangle,
dilemma,
quandary,
labyrinth,
oracle,
cabala,
muddle,
esoterica,
entanglement,
frustration, ,
stumper,
stickler
sixty-four dollar question
Ant. ANSWER,
solution,
131)Adumbrate - outline
sketch
Syn.
portrayal,
delineation,
croquis (French),
132)Recidivism - to go back to an inferior state
-a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits,
esp. after conviction and punishment.
relapse
Syn.
reversion,
backsliding,
regression.
133)Surge - move
-To move like advancing waves.
:The fans surged forward to see the movie star.
Syn.
rush