Retract – Bring brack / Refuse / Repeal / Recover / Recall / Back down
Antonym – Acknowledge / Approve
It is a verb.
Dwindle – Diminish / Reduce / Wane / Abate / Decay / Decrease
Antonym – Ascend / Enhance / Enlarge / Expand / Increase
It is a verb.
Purge – As Noun –
Removal / Atonement / Laxative / Liquidation
As Verb –
Loosen / Evacuate / Clean out
Antonym – Dirtying / Maintenance
Ballooning – Dilating / Ventricose / Expanding / Flying
Antonym – Deflated / Collapsed
It is an adjective.
Doomsday – Apocalypse / Catastrophe / Last day / Judgement Day / End of the world
Antonym – Windfall / Good fortune
It is a noun.
Merriment – Joy / Cheer / Exhilaration / Glee / Gladness
Antonym – Misery
It is a noun.
Rebuttal – Disproof / Refutation / Vindication
Antonym – Acceptance
It is a noun.
Glitch – Bug / Defect / Malfunction / Mishap
Antonym – Perfection / Advantage
It is a noun.
Encroachment – Intrusion / Trespass / Extravagance / Expedition
Antonym -Respecting / Upholding
It is a noun.
Posthumous – after death / post mortal / postmortem
Antonym – antemortem
It is an adjective.
Blatant – Conspicuous / Gross / Outrageous / Bold / Awesome / Terrible
Antonym – Furtive / Concealed / Inconspicuous /
It is an adjective.
Spadework -Effort / Drudgery / Endeavour
Antonym – Rest / Leisure
It is a noun.
Scavenge – Lurk / Search / Stroll / Hunt
Antonym – Ignore / neglect
It is a verb.
Buoyancy – Strength / Vigorousness / Jauntiness / Enthusiasm / Resilience
Antonym – Weakness / Inadequacy
It is a noun.
Denigrate – Stain / Slander / Defame / Vilify / Besmirch / Criticize / Disperge / Malign
Antonym – Praise / Compliment / Applaud Exalt / Approve / Honour
It is a verb.
Surreal – irrational / weird / absurd / strange / phantasmagoric / dreamlike
Antonym – realistic /lucid / sane / wise /
It is an adjective.
Turmoil – trouble / unrest / commotion / disturbances / confusion / strife
Antonym – order / tranquillity / calm / hushes
It is a noun.
## Home Task – 1 . Use these words and their synonyms and antonyms to make sentences.
2. Change the parts of speech of these words.