Level A Unit 8 Synonyms and Antonyms

affluence

Syn: opulence

Ant: poverty, want, destitution, scarcity

arrears

Syn: in default, in the red, late, overdue

cascade

Syn: (v) plunge, rush, tumble

Ant: (n) dribble, drop; (v) trickle, ooze

cringe

Syn: flinch, duck, fawn

Ant: strut, swagger

crotchety

Syn: grumpy, grouchy, crabby, disagreeable

Ant: sociable, friendly, agreeable, amiable

immobile

Syn: fixed, unmoving

Ant: movable, nimble, agile

impassable

Syn: closed, impenetrable

Ant: unblocked, clear

innovation

Syn: novelty, modernization, new wrinkle

jovial

Syn: jolly, cheerful, festive

Ant: gloomy, morose, melancholy, cheerless

manacle

Syn: (v) put in chains, fetter

Ant: (v) unchain, set free, emancipate, release

martial

Syn: hostile, bellicose

Ant: peace-loving, pacific, unwarlike

minimum

Syn: (adj) least

Ant: (n) maximum; (adj) highest, most

nimble

Syn: lively, keen flexible

Ant: awkward, clumsy, stiff, inflexible

onset

Syn: outset, commencement

Ant: conclusion, close, end

partition

Syn: (n) divider, separation

Ant: (v) join, combine, consolidate, merge

perishable

Syn: short-lived, fleeting

Ant: long-lasting, undying, permanent

retrieve

Syn: regain, fetch, remedy, rectify

sinister

Syn: frightening, ominous

Ant: cheering, encouraging, reassuring, benign

taut

Syn: tight, strained, orderly, shipshape

Ant: loose, slack, drooping, messy, sloppy

template

Syn: mock-up, stencil, guide, shape, mold