Synonyms & Antonyms - Read Mode
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Diligent means having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. Indolent means wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
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Dearth means a scarcity or lack of something. Abundance means a very large quantity of something, making it the direct antonym.
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Ingenious means clever, original, and inventive. Incompetent means not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully.
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Restrict means to put a limit on; keep under control. Allow means to give (someone) permission to do something, which opposes the concept of restriction.
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Pale means light in color or having little color. Joyful is not a direct physical antonym (like 'bright'), but in the context of emotion/expression (pale with fear), joyful (radiant) is the best fit.
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Noble means belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic. Ignoble means not honorable in character or purpose.
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Exonerate means to absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing. Convict means to declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense.
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Vertex means the highest point; the top or apex. Trough means a low point or hollow, especially one between two wave crests, making it the antonym.
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Dormant means having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep. Dynamic means characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
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Embargo is an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country. Allow means to give permission to do something, which is the opposite of a ban.