Unit 5 Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms: Selfless

altruistic

Antonyms: Selfish, self-centered

altruistic

Synonyms: Consent, concur

assent

Antonyms: Disagree, differ, dissent

assent

Synonyms: Patron, humanitarian

benefactor

Antonyms: Misanthrope, malefactor

benefactor

Synonyms: Civil, valiant, courtly

chivalrous

Antonyms: Uncouth, churlish, loutish

chivalrous

Synonyms: leniency, forbearance, gentleness

clemency

Antonyms: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility

Clemency

Synonyms: Insufficiency, want, paucity

dearth

Antonyms: Surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance

dearth

Synonyms: Timid, bashful, unassertive, withdraw

diffident

Antonyms: Bold, brash, audacious; self-confident, jaunty

diffiident

Synonyms: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency

discrepancy

Antonyms: agreement, convergence, consistency

discrepancy

Synonyms: commence, begin, board

embark

Synonyms: effortless, assured, poised, specious

facile

Antonyms: labored, awkward, halting

facile

Synonyms: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding

indomitable

Antonyms: yielding, submissive, surrender

indomitable

Synonyms: unerring, certain

infallible

Antonyms: imperfect

infallible

Synonyms: lumber, trudge

plod

Antonyms: scamper, skip, prance

plod

Synonyms: sharp, spicy, piquant, racy

pungent

Antonyms: unappetizing, colorless, insipid

pungent

Synonyms: Neglect, lax, slack

remiss

Antonyms: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious

remiss

Synonyms: (v.) sleep (n.) tranquility, respite

repose

Antonyms: (n.) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado

repose

Synonyms: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery

temerity

Antonyms: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility

temerity

synonyms: savage, belligerent, vitriolic

truculent

Antonyms: gentle, mild, unthreatening

truculent

Synonyms: genuine, heartfelt

unfeigned

Antonyms: insincere, stimulated, phony

unfreigned

Synonyms: noxious, baneful, hateful

virulent

Antonyms: harmless, benign

virulent