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What is the opposite of 'tenacious'?

  • Stubborn
  • Docile (correct)
  • Diffident
  • Timid
  • What is the opposite of 'tumultuous'?

  • Violent
  • Peaceful (correct)
  • Exhilarating
  • Tranquil
  • What is the opposite of 'vain'?

  • Egoistic
  • Arrogant
  • Pretentious
  • Modest (correct)
  • What is the opposite of 'wary'?

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    What is the opposite of 'zeal'?

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    What is the opposite of the word 'Abolish'?

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    What is the opposite of the word 'Bleak'?

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    What is the opposite of the word 'Callous'?

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    What is the opposite of the word 'Dense'?

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    What is the opposite of the word 'Imminent'?

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    Synonyms and Antonyms

    • Abate: Moderate, decrease (Antonym: Aggravate)
    • Adhere: Comply, observe (Antonym: Condemn, disjoin)
    • Abolish: Abrogate, annual (Antonym: Setup, Establish)
    • Acumen: Awareness, brilliance (Antonym: Stupidity, Ignorance)
    • Abash: Disconcert, rattle (Antonym: Uphold, Discompose)
    • Absolve: Pardon, forgive (Antonym: Compel, Accuse)
    • Abjure: Forsake, renounce (Antonym: Approve, Sanction)
    • Abject: Despicable, servile (Antonym: Commendable, Praiseworthy)
    • Abound: Flourish, proliferate (Antonym: Deficient, Destitute)
    • Abortive: Vain, unproductive (Antonym: Productive)
    • Acrimony: Harshness, bitterness (Antonym: Courtesy, Benevolence)
    • Accord: Agreement, harmony (Antonym: Discord)

    More Synonyms and Antonyms

    • Adamant: Stubborn, inflexible (Antonym: Flexible, Soft)
    • Admonish: Counsel, reprove (Antonym: Approve, Applaud)
    • Allay: Pacify, soothe (Antonym: Aggravate, Excite)
    • Alien: Foreigner, outsider (Antonym: Native, Resident)
    • Ascend: Climb, Escalate (Antonym: Descend, Decline)
    • Alleviate: Abate, relieve (Antonym: Aggravate, Enhance)
    • Allure: Entice, fascinate (Antonym: Repulse, Repel)
    • Arraign: Incriminate, indict (Antonym: Exculpate, Pardon)
    • Amplify: Augment, deepen (Antonym: Lessen, Contract)
    • Axiom: Adage, truism (Antonym: Absurdity, Blunder)

    Even More Synonyms and Antonyms

    • Audacity: Boldness, Courage (Antonym: Mildness, Cowardice)
    • Authentic: Accurate, credible (Antonym: Fictitious, unreal)
    • Awkward: Rude, blundering (Antonym: Adroit, clever)
    • Barbarous: Frustrate, perplex (Antonym: Civilized)
    • Bleak: Grim, Austere (Antonym: Bright, Pleasant)
    • Bewitching: Alluring, charming (Antonym: Repulsive, Repugnant)
    • Baroque: Florid, gilt (Antonym: Plain, unadorned)
    • Brittle: Breakable, crisp (Antonym: Tough, Enduring)
    • Barrier: Barricade, Obstacle (Antonym: Link, Assistance)

    And Even More Synonyms and Antonyms

    • Baffle: Astound, Faze (Antonym: Facilitate, Clarify)
    • Bustle: Commotion, Tumult (Antonym: Slowness, Quiet)
    • Barren: Desolate, Sterile (Antonym: Damp, Fertile)
    • Bawdy: Erotic, Coarse (Antonym: Decent, Moral)
    • Bind: Predicament (Antonym: Release)
    • Benevolent: Benign, Generous (Antonym: Malevolent, Miserly)
    • Busy: Active, Engaged (Antonym: Idle, Lazy)
    • Bleak: Austere, Blank (Antonym: Bright, Cheerful)
    • Bold: Adventurous (Antonym: Timid)
    • Boisterous: Clamorous, rowdy (Antonym: Placid, Calm)
    • Blunt: Dull, Insensitive (Antonym: Keen, Sharp)

    Calm, Candid, Catholic, and More

    • Calm: Harmonious, unruffled (Antonym: Stormy, turbulent)
    • Candid: Blunt, bluff (Antonym: Evasive)
    • Catholic: Generic, liberal (Antonym: Narrow-minded)
    • Censure: Rebuke, reprimand (Antonym: Praise, Acceptance)
    • Cement: Plaster, mortar (Antonym: Disintegrate)
    • Clandestine: Covert, fruitive (Antonym: Open, Legal)
    • Cheap: Competitive, Inexpensive (Antonym: Dear, unreasonable)
    • Coarse: Bawdy, Boorish (Antonym: Fine, Chaste)
    • Classic: Simple, Typical (Antonym: Romantic, Unusual)
    • Compact: Bunched, thick (Antonym: Loose, Diffuse)
    • Comic: Clown, Jester (Antonym: Tragic, tragedian)
    • Conceit: Egotism, Immodesty (Antonym: Modesty)

    Condemn, Confident, Creation, and More

    • Condemn: Castigate, Chide (Antonym: Approve, Praise)
    • Confident: Bold, Undaunted (Antonym: Diffident, cowardly)
    • Creation: Formation, foundation (Antonym: Destruction)
    • Courtesy: Generosity, Reverence (Antonym: Disdain, Rudeness)
    • Cunning: Acute, Smart (Antonym: Nave, Coarse)
    • Decipher: Interpret, reveal (Antonym: Misinterpret, distort)
    • Decay: Collapse, decompose (Antonym: Flourish, Progress)
    • Deceit: Deception, artifice (Antonym: Veracity, Sincerity)
    • Defray: Spend, pay (Antonym: Disclaim, Repudiate)
    • Defile: Contaminate, pollute (Antonym: Purify, sanctity)

    Demolish, Deliberate, Denounce, and More

    • Demolish: Ruin, devastate (Antonym: Repair, construct)
    • Deliberate: Cautious, intentional (Antonym: Rash, Sudden)
    • Deride: Mock, taunt (Antonym: Inspire, Encourage)
    • Deprive: Despoil, divest (Antonym: Restore, Renew)
    • Dissuade: Remonstrate, Counsel (Antonym: Insite, Persuade)
    • Disdain: Detest, despise (Antonym: Approve, praise)
    • Dense: Opaque, piled (Antonym: Sparse, brainy)
    • Denounce: Blame, boycott (Antonym: Defend)
    • Despair: Depression, misery (Antonym: Contentment, Hope)
    • Derogatory: Sarcastic, critical (Antonym: Laudatory, appreciative)

    Docile, Destructive, Dwarf, and More

    • Docile: Pliable, pliant (Antonym: Headstrong, obstinate)
    • Destructive: Catastrophic, pernicious (Antonym: Creative, Constructive)
    • Dwarf: Diminutive, Petite (Antonym: Huge, Giant)
    • Eclipse: Diminution, Dimming (Antonym: Shine, eclipse)
    • Eager: Keen, acquisitive (Antonym: Indifferent, apathetic)
    • Ecstasy: Delight, exultation (Antonym: Despair, Calamity)
    • Eccentric: Strange, abnormal (Antonym: Natural, Conventional)
    • Encumbrance: Hindrance, obstacle (Antonym: Incentive, stimulant)
    • Efface: Destroy, obliterate (Antonym: Retain, Maintain)

    Eloquence, Enormous, Endeavour, and More

    • Eloquence: Expression, fluency (Antonym: Halting, Stammering)

    • Enormous: Huge, enormous (Antonym: Diminutive, negligible)

    • Endeavour: Undertake, aspire (Antonym: Cease, quit)

    • Equivocal: Uncertain, hazy (Antonym: Obvious, lucid)

    • Epitome: Precise, example (Antonym: Increment, expansion)

    • Eradicate: Destroy, exterminate (Antonym: Secure, plant)

    • **### Vocabulary Building

    • Unpretentious means being humble and without pride.

    • Predicament refers to a difficult or unpleasant situation.

    • Quaint is something that is unusual or charming.

    • Quack is a person who pretends to be something they are not.

    • Quell means to control or reduce something.

    Word Antonyms

    • Quaint is the opposite of Familiar.
    • Quack is the opposite of Upright.
    • Quell is the opposite of Exacerbate.
    • Rapidity is the opposite of Inertia.
    • Raid is the opposite of Retreat.
    • Rebellious is the opposite of Submissive.
    • Ratify is the opposite of Deny.
    • Ravage is the opposite of Reconstruct.
    • Remnant is the opposite of Entire.
    • Ratify is the opposite of Deny.
    • Remorse is the opposite of Ruthlessness.

    Word Meanings

    • Rapidity refers to the quality of being quick or fast.
    • Raid means to make a sudden attack or invasion.
    • Rebellious means being resistant to authority or control.
    • Reason refers to the power of thinking and understanding.
    • Reluctant means being unwilling or hesitant to do something.
    • Rectify means to correct or put right something that is wrong.
    • Ravage means to cause severe damage or destruction.
    • Remnant refers to a small part or leftover of something.
    • Ratify means to approve or confirm something officially.
    • Redeem means to save or rescue something from a bad situation.
    • Remorse is a feeling of deep regret or guilt.

    More Word Antonyms

    • Resentment is the opposite of Content.
    • Rescind is the opposite of Delegate.
    • Reverence is the opposite of Disrespect.
    • Retract is the opposite of Confirm.
    • Rustic is the opposite of Cultured.
    • Rout is the opposite of Succumb.
    • Ruthless is the opposite of Compassionate.
    • Savage is the opposite of Polished.
    • Sacred is the opposite of Ungodly.
    • Steep is the opposite of Flat.
    • Startled is the opposite of Waveringly.
    • Sublime is the opposite of Ridiculous.
    • Stranger is the opposite of Acquaintance.
    • Sympathy is the opposite of Antipathy.
    • Succinct is the opposite of Lengthy.
    • Sarcastic is the opposite of Courteous.
    • System is the opposite of Chaos.
    • Shrewd is the opposite of Simple.
    • Saucy is the opposite of Modest.
    • Servile is the opposite of Aggressive.
    • Scanty is the opposite of Lavish.
    • Slander is the opposite of Applaud.
    • Shabby is the opposite of Prosperous.
    • Solicit is the opposite of Protest.
    • Sneer is the opposite of Flatter.
    • Stain is the opposite of Honor.
    • Subterfuge is the opposite of Frankness.
    • Sporadic is the opposite of Incessant.
    • Spurious is the opposite of Genuine.
    • Squalid is the opposite of Tidy.
    • Spry is the opposite of Lethargic.
    • Sterile is the opposite of Profitable.
    • Successful is the opposite of Destitute.
    • Subsequent is the opposite of Preceding.
    • Stupor is the opposite of Sensibility.
    • Subvert is the opposite of Generate.
    • Substantial is the opposite of Tenuous.
    • Sycophant is the opposite of Devoted.
    • Superficial is the opposite of Profound.
    • Taciturn is the opposite of Talkative.
    • Taboo is the opposite of Permit.
    • Temperate is the opposite of Boisterous.
    • Tedious means being dull or boring.

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