BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

ANTONYMS
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.
 ABOVE-BELOW
 ABSENT-PRESENT
 ABUNDANT-SCARCE

IN
 ACCEPT-REFUSE
 ACCIDENTAL-INTENTIONAL
 ACCURATE-INCORRECT


ACTIVE - LAZY
ADMIT-DENY
GA
 ADULT - CHILD
 ADVANCE-RETREAT , ELEMENTARY
&
 AFFIRMATIVE - NEGATIVE
 AGAINST-FOR
 AGREE - REFUSE
M

 AHEAD-BEHIND
 ALIKE – DIFFERENT
 ALIVE - DEAD
A

 ALL-NONE
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 BEAUTIFUL-UGLY
 BEFORE - AFTER
 BEGINNING – END
 BEGINNING-END
 BEG-OFFER
 BEHIND – IN FRONT OF
 BELOW – ABOVE
 BENEATH-ABOVE
 BEST-WORST
 BITTER-SWEET

IN
 BLACK-WHITE
 BLAME - PRAISE
 BLESS - CURSE


BOLD - MEEK, TIMID
BORROW-LEND
GA
 BOTTOM-TOP
 BOUND - UNBOUND, FREE
&
 BOUNDLESS - LIMITED
 BOY-GIRL
 BRAVE – COWARDLY, SCARED
M

 BREAK-FIX
 BRIGHT - DIM, DULL
A

 BRIGHTEN - FADE
 BROAD - NARROW
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 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

IN
 COMPLETE-INCOMPLETE
 CONDEMN-PRAISE
 CONQUER-FAIL


CONTRACT-EXPAND
COOL-WARM
GA
 CORRECT - INCORRECT, WRONG
 COURTEOUS - DISCOURTEOUS, RUDE
&
 CROOKED-STRAIGHT
 CRUEL-KIND
 CURLY - STRAIGHT
M

 DANGEROUS-SAFE
 DARK – LIGHT
A

 DAUGHER – SON
 DAWN – DUSK
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 DIFFERENT-SAME
 DIRTY-CLEAN
 DISCOURAGE-ENCOURAGE
 DISGRACE-HONOR
 DRUNK-SOBER
 DRY-WET
 DWARF-GIANT
 EARLY - LATE
 EAST - WEST
 EASY - HARD, DIFFICULT

IN
 EMPTY - FULL
 EQUAL - DIFFERENT
 EVEN – ODD


EVENING – MORNING
EVERYBODY- NOBODY
GA
 EVIL-GOOD
 EXCITING-DULL
&
 EXHIBIT-CONCEAL
 EXIT-ENTRANCE
 EXPAND - CONTRACT
M

 EXPENSIVE-CHEAP
 EXPORT - IMPORT
A

 EXPOSURE – SHELTER
 EXTERIOR-INTERIOR
BE

 EXTERNAL - INTERNAL
 EXTINGUISH-IGNITE
 EXTREME - MODERATE
 FADE - BRIGHTEN
 FAIL - SUCCEED
 FALSE - TRUE
 FAMOUS - UNKNOWN
 FAR - NEAR
 FAST - SLOW
 FAT - THIN

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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 FAT-THIN
 FEEBLE - STRONG, POWERFUL
 FERTILE-BARREN
 FEW-MANY
 FICTION-FACT
 FIND-LOSE
 FINISH-BEGIN
 FIRST-LAST
 FLOOR-CEILING
 FOOLISH-WISE

IN
 FORGET-REMEMBER
 FORMER-LATTER
 FORTUNATE – UNFORTUNATE


FORWARD-BACKWARD
FREEDOM – CAPTIVITY
GA
 FREQUENT-INFREQUENT, SELDOM
 FRIEND – ENEMY
&
 GATHER – DISTRIBUTE
 GENERAL – PARTICULAR, SPECIAL
 GENEROUS - MEAN, STINGY
M

 GENTLE – ROUGH
 GIANT – DWARF, PYGMY
A

 GLAD – SORRY
 GLOOMY – CHEERFUL
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 HERE - THERE
 HERO – COWARD
 HIGH – LOW
 HINDER – AID, HELP
 HIRE – FIRE
 HONEST – DISHONEST
 HORIZONTAL - VERTICAL
 HUGE – TINY
 HUMBLE – PROUD
 HUNGRY – FULL, THIRSTY

IN
 HUSBAND – WIFE
 IDLE - ACTIVE
 IGNORE- NOTICE


ILL – HEALTHY, WELL
IMMIGRATE – EMIGRATE
GA
 IMPORT – EXPORT
 IN – OUT
&
 INCREASE – REDUCE
 INDIVIDUAL – GROUP
 INHALE - EXHALE
M

 INNOCENT – GUILTY
 INSIDE – OUTSIDE
A

 INSULT – COMPLIMENT
 INTELLIGENT – SILLY, STUPID
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 LAUGH - WEEP
 LAZY - INDUSTRIOUS
 LEAD - FOLLOW
 LEFT - RIGHT
 LEND – BORROW
 LENGTHEN - SHORTEN
 LENIENT - STRICT
 LESS - MORE
 LESS - MORE
 LIGHT - DARK, HEAVY

IN
 LIKE - DISLIKE, HATE
 LIKELY - UNLIKELY
 LIMITED - BOUNDLESS


LITERA L -FIGURATIVE
LITTLE – BIG
GA
 LOCK - UNLOCK
 LONG - SHORT
&
 LOOSE - TIGHT
 LOSE - FIND
 LOST - FOUND
M

 LOUD -SOFT
 LOVE - HATE
A

 LOWER - RAISE
 MAD - SANE
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 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

IN
 NEAT – UNTIDY
 NEGATIVE – AFFIRMATIVE
 NEPHEW – NIECE


NEW – OLD
NIGHT – DAY
GA
 NOISY – QUIET
 NORTH – SOUTH
&
 NOTHING – EVERYTHING
 OBEDIENT - DISOBEDIENT
 OCCASIONALLY – FREQUENTLY
M

 OCCUPIED – VACANT
 ODD - EVEN
A

 OFFER – REFUSE
 OFTEN – SELDOM, SOMETIMES
BE

 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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 PERMIT – FORBID
 PLEASANT - AWFUL
 PLENTY – LACK
 POETRY - PROSE
 POLITE - RUDE, IMPOLITE
 POOR – RICH, WEALTHY
 POSSIBLE - IMPOSSIBLE
 POVERTY - WEALTH, RICHES
 POWERFUL – WEAK
 PRETTY - UGLY

IN
 PRIDE – MODESTY
 PRIVATE – PUBLIC
 PROBLEM – SOLUTION


PROFIT – LOSS
PROHIBIT – ALLOW
GA
 PROTECTION – ATTACK
 PUSH - PULL
&
 PUTRID -FRESH
 QUACK – UPRIGHT, UNFEIGNED
 QUAINT – FAMILIAR, USUAL
M

 QUALIFIED- UNQUALIFIED
 QUALITY – INFERIORITY
A

 QUARANTINE – BEFRIEND, SOCIALIZE

 QUELL – EXACERBATE, AGITATE
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 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

IN
 RUSTIC –CULTURED, REFINED
 RUTHLESS – COMPASSIONATE, LENIENT
 SARCASTIC – COURTEOUS, GRACIOUS


GA
SCANTY –LAVISH, MULTITUDE
SHREWD – SIMPLE, IMBECILE
 SICK - HEALTHY, ILL
 SIMPLE - COMPLEX, HARD
&
 SINGULAR - PLURAL
 SINK - FLOAT
 SLIM - FAT, THICK
M

 SLOW - FAST
 SOBER - DRUNK
A

 SOFT - HARD
 SOME - NONE
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 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

IN
 TEMPERATE – BOISTEROUS, VIOLENT
 TEMPORARY – PERMANENT
 THAW - FREEZE


THIN – WIDE
GA
THRONG – DISPERSION, SPARSITY
 TIDY – MESSY
 TIGHT - LOOSE
&
 TIMID – BOLD, INTREPID
 TO ADD - TO SUBTRACT
 TOGETHER – APART
M

 TOP – BOTTOM
 TOUGH - TENDER
A

 TRANQUIL –VIOLENT, FURIOUS

 TRIUMPH - FAIL
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 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

IN
 VERTICAL – HORIZONTAL
 VICIOUS – NOBLE, VIRTUOUS
 VICTORY - DEFEAT


VILLAIN - HERO
VIOLENT – GENTLE
GA
 VISIBLE - INVISIBLE
 VOLATILE –HEAVY, PONDEROUS
&
 VOUCH – REPUDIATE, PROHIBIT
 VULGAR – ELEGANT, CIVIL
 WAIVE – IMPOSE, CLAMP
M

 WAN –BRIGHT, HEALTHY

 WANE – AMELIORATE, RISE
A

 WARY –HEEDLESS, NEGLIGENT

 WAX - WANE
BE

 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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BEAM & GAIN ANTONYMS

 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

IN
 ZIG-ZAG – STRAIGHT, UNBENT

GA
&
A M
BE

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