Synonyms & Antonyms - Read Mode
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Hibernate means to remain inactive or dormant. Liveliness is the quality of being outgoing, energetic, and enthusiastic, which contrasts with the state of dormancy.
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A demon is an evil spirit or devil. An angel is a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, traditionally representing goodness.
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Terse means sparing in the use of words; abrupt. Detailed means having many details or facts; comprehensive, which is the opposite of being brief or terse.
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Desolate means (of a place) bleak and dismal emptiness. Populous means having a large population; densely populated, which is the opposite of being empty.
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Abundant means existing or available in large quantities; plentiful. Scarce means insufficient for the demand, or rare, making it the antonym.
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Young, New, and Recent can all be antonyms of Old depending on context (age or time). Different is unrelated to the concept of age or time, so it is not an antonym.
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Foe means an enemy or opponent. Friend means a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, acting as the direct antonym.
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Paucity means the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts. Surplus means an amount of something left over when requirements have been met.
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Onerous means involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. Light implies something not heavy or burdensome, making it the antonym.
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Abate means to become less intense or widespread. Enhance means to intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of something.