AP Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms for Advanced Learners

approbation

Synonyms: assent, sanction → Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation

assuage

Synonyms: lessen, mitigate → Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate

coalition

Synonyms: alliance, group(ing) → Antonyms: separation

decadence

Synonyms: downfall, degeneration → Antonyms: improvement, maturation

elicit

Synonyms: evoke → Antonyms: stifle

expostulate

Synonyms: discourage, protest → Antonyms: encourage

hackneyed

Synonyms: banal, trite → Antonyms: fresh, novel

hiatus

Synonyms: discontinuation, pause → Antonyms: continuation

innuendo

Synonyms: insinuation, intimation → Antonyms: direct statement

intercede

Synonyms: intervene, mediate → Antonyms: (none given)

jaded

Synonyms: cynical, sated → Antonyms: hopeful, optimistic

lurid

Synonyms: gruesome, obscene → Antonyms: dull, ordinary

meritorious

Synonyms: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable → Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible

petulant

Synonyms: irritable → Antonyms: unspoiled

prerogative

Synonyms: entitlement, perk → Antonyms: (none given)

provincial

Synonyms: narrow-minded, naive → Antonyms: worldly, cosmopolitan

simulate

Synonyms: pretend → Antonyms: (none given)

transcend

Synonyms: surpass → Antonyms: (none given)

umbrage

Synonyms: irritation → Antonyms: delight

unctuous

Synonyms: greasy, ingratiating → Antonyms: sincere, amiable