Antonyms for Class 5

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What is an Antonym?

Importance of Antonyms

Examples of Antonyms

Common Mistakes With Antonyms

FAQs

What is an Antonym?

Look at the following sentences:

The Sun rises in the East.
The Sun sets in the West.
The box full of clothes is heavy.
An empty box is light.

The above pair of words like rises : sets, East : West, full : empty : heavy : light are antonyms because their meanings are opposite.

Words whose meanings are the exact opposite of one another are known as antonyms. The meaning of the sentence becomes the opposite when the antonym of a word is used.

Importance of Antonyms

By studying antonyms, students can expand their vocabulary.
When students know the correct antonyms for each word, they can communicate their ideas more effectively.
When a student wants to choose words for their writing and speech, antonyms help them create engaging content for the readers and the audience.

Examples of Antonyms

Words	Antonyms
absence	presence, existence, being, appearance, attendance
access	denial, restriction, blockage, hindrance, closure
acquire	lose, forfeit, surrender, relinquish, give up
adjustable	fixed, rigid, inflexible, unchangeable, static
adore	despise, detest, hate, loathe, abhor
annual	irregular, occasional, sporadic, infrequent, rare
appreciation	depreciation, devaluation, depreciation, decline, decrease
artificial	natural, genuine, real, authentic, unadulterated
believer	skeptic, doubter, disbeliever, atheist, agnostic
benefit	disadvantage, drawback, detriment, loss, harm
bilateral	unilateral, one-sided, one-way, asymmetric, unequal
blunder	success, achievement, triumph, mastery, perfection
boycott	support, embrace, endorse, encourage, accept
cease	continue, persist, endure, carry on, proceed
censor	approve, allow, permit, endorse, support
cling	detach, release, let go, relinquish, surrender
communicable	non-communicable, non-infectious, non-transmissible, isolated, contained
compassionate	callous, unfeeling, heartless, unsympathetic, uncompassionate
complicated	simple, easy, straightforward, uncomplicated, plain
compost	waste, garbage, refuse, trash, rubbish
concerned	indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned, disinterested, uninterested
consent	refusal, denial, disapproval, objection, dissent
considerable	inconsiderable, negligible, insignificant, trivial, paltry
consistent	inconsistent, variable, erratic, fluctuating, unreliable
dazed	alert, awake, aware, clear-headed, composed
defensive	offensive, aggressive, attacking, combative, hostile
dingy	bright, clean, shiny, polished, gleaming
dispatch	delay, hold, retain, keep, withhold
enthusiastic	apathetic, indifferent, disinterested, unenthusiastic, bored
explicit	implicit, implied, unclear, vague, ambiguous

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Common Mistakes With Antonyms

Many students use incorrect antonyms, which might mislead people. For instance, using the antonym 'black' for 'light', whereas, the antonym for 'light' is 'dark'.
Some students might believe that a word becomes an antonym when 'not' is added in front of it. For instance, they may write 'not good' for 'bad'.

FAQs

1. What are antonyms for class 5?

Answer: Words with opposite meanings are called antonyms. For example, inside-outside, hard-soft, join-break, hardworking-lazy, etc.

2. How to use antonyms?

Answer: Antonyms help us describe ideas through descriptive writing in a way that is strong and effective.

3. What are some examples of antonyms?

Answer: Some examples of antonyms are:

wide - narrow
smart - dumb
front - back
forgive - blame
straight - crooked

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