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English Antonyms Dictionary

by ربيعي محمد

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Abreviations

adj. adjective

adv. adverb

interj. interjection

n. noun

prep. preposition

pron. pronoun

v. verb

References

- Encarta Dictionary Tools.

- Microsoft Word 2003 Dictionary.

- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

- معجم الطلاب مزدوج (عربي-أنجليزي أنجليزي-عربي)

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aback adv. إلى الخلف forwards, forward, onward, ahead

abashed adj. مرتبك، خجلان unabashed, brazen, shameless, unashamed

abate v. ينقص augment, rise, increase, expand

abbreviate v. يختصر expand, lengthen, extend, elongate

abdicate v. يتنازل عن accept, take, receive, retract, revoke, recall

abduct v. يختطف liberate, release, free, let go

abet v. يحرض hinder, deter, dissuade, discourage

abhor v. يمقت، يكره adore, love, admire, like

ability n. المقدرة inability, incapacity, incapacity

abject adj. خسيس noble, decent, dignified, honest

able adj. قادر unable, powerless, incapable, weak

abnormal adj. شاذ، غير عادي normal, usual, ordinary, common

abolish v. يقضي على establish, found, create, institute

abominable adj. بغيض، كريه lovely, attractive, nice, wonderful

abominate v. يكره love, adore, like, admire

abort v. ينهي start, resume, initiate, launch

abortive adj. غير ناجح successful, thriving, prosperous

abound v. يكثر، يزخر lack, deteriorate, decline, go down, worsen

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about prep. بالتقريب، حوالي just, exactly, precisely, right

above prep. adv. فوق، إلى أعلى below, under, beneath, underneath

abridge v. يختصر expand, lengthen, elongate

abridged adj. مختصر unabridged, full-length, complete, uncut

abrupt adj. مفاجئ، فظ gradual, polite, slow

absence 1 n. غياب presence, existence

absence 2 n. نقص supply, excess, providing, surplus

absent adj. غائب present, existing, here

absolute adj. مطلق، غير نسبي relative, comparative

absolve v. يبرئ، يعفو condemn, convict, sentence, find guilty

absorb v. يمتص exude, release, secrete, emit

abstain v. يمتنع عن indulge in, keep on, participate in

abstemious adj. معتدل، غير مسرف unrestrained, unreserved, uncontrolled

abstinence n. امتناع عن indulgence, extravagance, immoderation

abstract 1 adj. تجريدي concrete, tangible, real, material

abstract 2 v. يلخص expand, enlarge, extend, lengthen, widen

abstraction 1 n. فكرة fact, reality, truth

abstraction 2 n. ذهول concentration, attention, awareness, focus

abstruse adj. عويص، مبهم simple, easy, trouble-free, painless

absurd adj. سخيف reasonable, realistic, logical

abundance n. وفرة، كثرة scarcity, shortage, lack, dearth, scarceness

abundant adj. وفير scarce, rare, limited, underprovided, lacking

abuse 1 v. يعامل معاملة سيئة protect, defend, shield

abuse 2 v. يسب compliment, praise, extol, flatter, admire

abusive 1 adj. بذيء cordial, amiable, friendly, good-natured

abusive 2 adj. عنيف gentle, tender, friendly, kind, affable

abysmal adj. فظيع، رديء جدا superb, marvelous, wonderful, splendid

academic adj. نظري، فرضي practical, doable, possible, concrete

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accede v. يوافق، يأذن reject, refuse, rebuff, repulse

accelerate v. يسرع slow down, retard, brake, hinder, impede

accentuate v. يؤكد play down, underplay, minimize, talk down

accept v. يقبل deny, refuse, reject, disallow, throw out

acceptable adj. مقبول، مرض unacceptable, intolerable, undesirable

accidental adj. عرضي، دون قصد deliberate, planned, intentional, intended

acclaim v. يمجد، يثني criticize, condemn, denounce, blame

accomplished adj. منجز، تام unaccomplished, unfinished, incomplete

accumulate v. يجمع، يتجمع disperse, scatter, spread, distribute

accurate adj. دقيق، مضبوط inaccurate, imprecise, inexact

accustomed adj. مألوف unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unusual

ache n. الألم، الوجع pleasure, desire, happiness, delight

aching adj. مؤلم، موجع painless, pleasant, enjoyable, pleasing

achievable adj. ممكن انجازه unachievable, unfeasible, unworkable,

impracticable, unviable, irresoluble

achieve v. يتوصل، ينجز fail, crash, fall short, underachieve

achy adj = aching adj

acid adj. حامض، لاذع sweet, sugary, syrupy, saccharine

acknowledge 1 v .يعترف بـ deny, refute, reject, rebuff

acknowledge 2 v .يستجيب ignore, disregard, overlook

acme n. الأوج، القمة nadir, pits, depths, lowest point

acquainted adj. مطلع على، ملم بـ unacquainted, ignorant, unaware, uninformed

acquiesce v. يذعن، يقبل resist, oppose, defy, struggle, stand firm

acquire v. ينال، يحرز lose, mislay, drop, waste, squander, spend

acquisition n. حيازة، نيل loss, failure, deficiency, deficit

acquit v. = absolve v.

acrid adj. = acid adj.

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activate v. ينشط deactivate, disable, neutralize, switch off

active 1 adj. ناشط inactive, motionless, immobile, indolent

active 2 adj. فعال inactive, ineffective, passive, unproductive

activity n. نشاط inactivity, idleness, immobility, indolence

acumen n. فطنة stupidity, idiocy, naiveté, foolishness, folly

acute adj. حاد blunt, blunted, rounded, dulled, dull

adamant adj. عنيد compliant, obedient, submissive, biddable

add 1 v. يضيف delete, remove, erase, rub out

add 2 v. يجمع subtract, deduct, take from

address v. يعامل، يتعامل مع ignore, disregard, discount, overlook

adept adj. خبير، ماهر incompetent, unskilled, inept, unskilled

adequate 1 adj. كاف insufficient, scarce, deficient

adequate 2 adj. ملائم، مناسب inadequate, imperfect, defective

adjacent adj. مجاور، قريب distant, remote, far, isolated

ad-lib v. يرتجل plan, prepare, work out, organize, plot

admirable adj. باهر unworthy, unimpressive, worthless

admire v. يقدر، يعجب بـ disapprove, criticize, censure

admissible adj. مقبول inadmissible, unacceptable

admission 1 n. اعتراف denial, refusal, rejection

admission 2 n. قبول، إذن exclusion, refusal, rejection

admit v. يقبل deny, refuse, reject, disallow

admittance n. قبول، إذن exclusion, refusal, rejection

adore v. يحب، يقدر hate, detest, dislike, abhor

adorned adj. مزخرف، مزيَّن plain, basic, simple, unadorned, austere

adroit adj. حاذق، بارع clumsy, awkward, maladroit

adult adj. بالغ، راشد immature, young, childish

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adulterate v. يزيف، يلوث purify, sanitize, disinfect, sterilize

adulterated adj. ملوّث، مغشوش unadulterated, pure, untainted, unmodified

advance v. يتقدم، يتطور retreat, regress, revert

advantage n. فائدة، مصلحة disadvantage, detriment, loss

advantageous adj. مفيد disadvantageous, detrimental

advent n. وصول departure, leaving, going away

adventurous adj. جسور، مغامر unadventurous, careful, cautious, hesitant

adversary adj. n. خصم، منافس supporter, fan, backer

adverse adj. معاد، غير ملائم favourable, helpful, encouraging

adversity n. محنة، شدة privilege, benefit, advantage

advertence n. تنبه، تيقظ inadvertence, carelessness

advertise v. يعلن conceal, hide, mask, cover

advice n. نصح، نصيحة warning, threat, omen

advisable adj. مستحسن، صواب unwise, disadvantageous

afar adv. بعيد nearby, near, close by, close to

affability n. أنس، دماثة unfriendliness, unsociability, aloofness

affable adj. ودود، لطيف hostile, aggressive, unfriendly

affably adv. بأنس، بدماثة coolly, aloofly, unsociably, inhospitably

affected adj. متأثر، مصاب بـ unaffected, impassive, unmoved, untouched

affection n. تعلق، حب dislike, aversion, hatred, hate, loathing

affinity n. شبه، تماثل difference, dissimilarity

affix v. يثبت detach, take off, disconnect

affluence n. ثروة، وفرة poverty, lack, neediness, need

affluent adj. غني poor, deprived, unfortunate

afford v. يهب، يمنح withhold, hold back, keep back

affordable adj. في الإمكان unaffordable, unreachable, unavailable,

unattainable, unobtainable, impossible

afraid adj. خائف unafraid, brave, courageous, bold, gutsy

aft adv. وراء، إلى الخلف fore, ahead, forward, in front

after prep. بَعْد before, previous to, earlier than

aided adj. منصور، مساعَد unaided, unassisted, single-handed, solo

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alike adj. مماثل، شبيه unalike, dissimilar, perse, unlike

aimless adj. بلا هدف purposeful, focused, determined

aggravate v. يجعل الشيء أسوأ alleviate, ease, lessen, improve

aggregate v. يجمّع separate, pide, split up

aggressive adj. عدواني friendly, kind, nice, sociable

aghast adj. مذعور delighted, pleased, happy

agile adj. رشيق، ذكي slow, clumsy, awkward, gauche

agitate v. يثير، يحرك calm, pacify, quiet down, soothe

aglow adj. متقد الألوان pale, colorless, faint, pallid, ashen

agog adj. متشوق، متلهف unenthusiastic, uninterested

agree v. يتفق مع disagree, differ, oppose, perge

agreeable adj. ممتع unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty

agreement n. اتفاق disagreement, pergence

airless adj. مغلق، بدون تهوية airy, ventilated, fresh

airy adj كثير التهوية airless, stuffy, suffocating

akin adj. مماثل unlike, different, dissimilar

alacrity n. نشاط ، خفة sluggishness, laziness, idleness

alas adv. واحسرتاه، لسوء الحظ fortunately, luckily, happily, thank heavens

alert adj. حذر، يقظ unprepared, unwary

alien n. adj. أجنبي native, resident, local

alienate v. يبعد، يقصي involve, engage, implicate

alike 1 adj. مماثل، مشابه different, dissimilar, unalike

alike 2 adv. بالطريقة نفسها differently, otherwise, another way

alive 1 adj. حي dead, lifeless, deceased, departed

alive 2 adj. ناشط، حيوي inactive, lazy, indolent, sluggish

all adj. جميع، الكل none, nothing, not any

allege v. يدعي، يزعم deny, refute, disprove, contest

allegiance n. إخلاص، ولاء disloyalty, unfaithfulness, infidelity

alleviate v. يخفف، يسكن ألم aggravate, intensify, worsen

allied adj. حليف، مرتبط unallied, unrelated, unconnected, not linked

allow v. يأذن، يسمح forbid, disallow, prohibit, ban

allowable adj. مسموح، جائز disallowed, forbidden, banned, prohibited

allowed adj. = allowable adj.

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almost adv. تقريبا exactly, precisely

aloft adv. عاليا downwards, down, downstairs

aloud adv. بصوت مرتفع silently, quietly, softly, noiselessly

alter v. يبدل، يتبدل maintain, preserve, conserve

altered adj. مبدّل، معدّل unaltered, unchanged, inviolate, intact

always adv. دائما never, not at all, at no time

amass v. يجمع distribute, scatter, dispense

amateur n. الهاوي professional, expert, specialized

ambiguity n. التباس، غموض certainty, clearness, clarity

ambiguous adj. غامض، ملتبس clear, obvious, unambiguous, clear-cut

ambitious adj. طموح unambitious, unmotivated, apathetic, shiftless

amend v. يحسن، يصلح worsen, deteriorate, decline

amiable adj. أنيس، ودود disagreeable, unfriendly, surly

amicable adj. أنيس، ودود disagreeable, nasty, unfriendly

amiss adv. بطريقة خطأ suitably, correctly, right

amity n. صداقة، ود hostility, aggression, enmity

amoral adj. غير أخلاقي moral, good, right, proper

amorphous adj. لا شكل له defined, clear, distinct, marked

ample adj. متسع، وافر underprovided, insufficient, scarce, limited

amplify n. يضخم، يوسع reduce, decrease, diminish, shrink

amuse v. يسلي، يضحك bore, tire, irk, turn off, weary, bore to death

amusing adj. مسل، مضحك unamusing, unfunny, dull, unwitty

analogous adj. متشابه، مشابه different, dissimilar, unlike, distinct

anarchy n. فوضى order, harmony, stability, calm

ancestor n. سلف successor, descendant, heir

ancient adj. قديم، عتيق contemporary, modern, recent, new

ancillary adj. ملحق، إضافي main, principal, chief, key, major

anger n. غضب calm, coolness, quiet, peace, quietness

angry adj. غاضب calm, cool, quiet, peaceful, relaxed

angst n. ذعر، قلق calmness, peace, stillness, calm, coolness

animate adj. حي inanimate, lifeless, dead, non-living

animosity n. حقد، عداء goodwill, friendliness, benevolence, care

annihilate v. يدمر protect, preserve, guard, keep, defend

annul v. يبطل، يفسخ prolong, extend, protract

anomalous adj. شاذ، غير عادي usual, normal, regular, ordinary, common

another adj. آخر the same, alike, identical, similar, as before

anterior adj. سابق، سالف posterior, later, latter, following, subsequent

anti-clockwise adv.عكس اتجاه عقارب الساعة clockwise, right-handed, left to right

anticipated adj. متوقّع، منتظَر unanticipated, unexpected, surprising,

sudden, unpredicted, unforeseen

antidote n. دواء، ترياق poison, venom, toxin, contagion, infection

antipathy n. تضاد، معارضة goodwill, support, favour, amity

antiquated adj. عتيق، مهجور modern, new, recent, contemporary

antique adj. قديم جدا new, recent, fresh, modern, latest, newborn

antisocial adj. لا اجتماعي social, sociable, friendly, outgoing, affable

antonym n. كلمة ذات معنى مناقض synonym, alternative word

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anxiety n. قلق، حيرة assurance, guarantee, reassurance

anxious adj. قلق unconcerned, indifferent, unworried, cool

apathy n. لامبالاة interest, concern, awareness, significance

apex n. رأس، قمة base, bottom, foot, root, stand

apologetic adj. اعتذاري، آسف unapologetic, impenitent, unremorseful

appalling adj. مروع، مرعب wonderful, great, magnificent, fantastic

apparent adj. ظاهر، مرئي unclear, indistinct, blurred, uncertain

appealing adj. جذاب، فاتن unappealing, unattractive, unpleasant, ugly

appear v. يظهر disappear, vanish, fade away, evaporate

appearance n. ظهور disappearance, vanishing, evaporation

appease v. يسكن، يهدئ provoke, incite, aggravate, irritate, inflame

apply v. يضع على remove, eliminate, take away, eradicate

appoint v. يوظف dismiss, release, send home, discharge

apposite adj. ملائم، في محله inappropriate, unsuitable, inappropriate

appreciable adj.يمكن ملاحظته أو تقديره insignificant, unimportant, trivial

appreciate v. يرفع ثمن depreciate, devalue, downgrade, reduce

appreciation 1 n. إعجاب disapproval, condemnation, displeasure

appreciation 2 n. ارتفاع الثمن depreciation, reduction, downgrading

appreciative 1 adj. شكور ungrateful, unthankful, unappreciative

appreciative 2 adj. معجب disapproving, critical, negative, censorious

approach v. n. يقترب، اقتراب retreat, go away, regress, withdraw, recoil

approachable 1 adj. لطيف، اجتماعي unapproachable, unfriendly, aloof, distant

approachable 2 adj.ممكن بلوغه inaccessible, unattainable, unapproachable

approbation n. استحسان disapproval, censure, condemnation

appropriate adj. ملائم، مناسب inappropriate, unsuitable, unfitting

approval n. استحسان disapproval, condemnation, censure

approve v. يستحسن disapprove, reject, condemn, criticize

approved adj. مقبول، مستحسن unapproved, illegal, unlicensed

approximate adj. تقريبي exact, precise, accurate, correct

apt adj. مناسب inappropriate, unsuitable, unfitting, inapt

arable adj. أرض صالحة للزراعة sterile, barren, unfruitful, unproductive

arbitrary adj. اعتباطي logical, reasonable, consistent, coherent

ardent adj. متحمس half-hearted, unenthusiastic, indifferent

ardour, ardor n. حماسة indifference, apathy, unconcern, coldness

arduous adj. شاق، صعب easy, simple, effortless, painless, trouble-free

arguable adj. قابل للأخذ والرد unarguable, unquestionable, indisputable

argue v. يجادل، يتنازع مع befriend, assent, agree, acquiesce, consent

arid adj. جاف، قاحل humid, moist, damp, wet, muggy

arise v. ينهض، يقف sit down, be seated, take a seat, park yourself

arm v. يسلح disarm, neutralize, remove weapons

armed adj. مدعوم بالسلاح unarmed, unprotected, defenseless, exposed

aromatic adj. قوي الرائحة odourless, odorless, unscented, neutral

arouse v. يثير، يوقظ dampen, inhibit, hinder, reduce, hamper

arranged adj. مرتب، منظم unarranged, unorganized, random,

disordered, disorganized

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arrest n. v. يعتقل، اعتقال release, let go, free, liberate, discharge

arrival n. وصول departure, leaving, exit, going away

arrive v. يصل depart, leave, quit, go away, head off

arrogant adj. متعجرف، متكبر humble, modest, retiring, unassuming

arrogance n. تعجرف، تكبر humility, humbleness, modesty, meekness

artful adj. بارع، منجز ببراعة artless, simple, ingenuous, childlike

articulate adj. ناطق inarticulate, tongue-tied, mumbling

artificial adj. اصطناعي، زائف natural, real, normal, untreated, unprocessed

ascend v. يصعد، يتسلق descend, go down, move down, slide down

ascent n. صعود، تسلق descent, slope, pe, drop, decline

ascetic adj. زاهد، متقشف hedonistic, pleasure-seeking, riotous

ashamed adj. خجلان proud, arrogant, pompous, overconfident,

unashamed, unembarrassed, shameless

ashen adj. شاحب coloured, colored, tinted, dyed, painted

askew adj. adv. منحرف، بانحراف straight, upright, horizontal, vertical

aslant adj. منحرف، باتجاه منحرف straight, upright, horizontal, vertical

asleep adj. نائم awake, stirring, up, conscious, aware

asperity n. خشونة، قسوة softness, gentleness, tenderness, mildness

aspiring adj. طامح، طموح unaspiring, unambitious, passive, lazy

assail v. يهاجم protect, defend, guard, keep, care for

assailable adj. ممكن مهاجمته unassailable, protected, defended, safe

assent 1 v. يوافق على disagree, differ, oppose, perge, conflict

assent 2 n. موافقة على disagreement, pergence, dispute, quarrel

assert v. يؤكد، يجزم deny, refute, reject, rebuff, contradict

assertion n. توكيد، جزم denial, rejection, rebuff, refusal, refutation

assertive adj. جازم، مؤكد unassertive, shy, diffident, unsure, uncertain

assiduous adj. مجتهد، مواظب lazy, indolent, idle, lethargic, sluggish

assimilate v. يمتص، يستوعب reject, discard, eliminate, purge

assist v. يساعد، يعين hinder, delay, deter, obstruct, impede

associate v. يوحد disband, break up, separate, split up

assuming adj. متغطرس unassuming, modest, humble, unassertive

assurance n. ثقة بالنفس timidity, shyness, diffidence, coyness

astern adv. إلى الخلف fore, forward, onward, ahead, forwards

astir adj. في حركة inactive, motionless, immobile, unmoving

astray adj. شارد، ضال on course, on track, on target

astute adj. ذكي، ماكر stupid, unintelligent, thick, brainless, silly

asymmetric adj. غير متناسق، غير متماثلsymmetrical, proportioned, regular

asymmetrical adj. = asymmetric adj.

asymmetry n. لا تجانس، لا تساوق symmetry, proportion, regularity, evenness

atheism n. إلحاد theism, faith, belief, conviction, certainty

atheist n. ملحد believer, supporter, fan

atrocious adj. فظيع، كريه wonderful, magnificent, superb, amazing

attach v. يربط، يثبت detach, separate, remove, disconnect

attached adj. مرتبط بـ، مولع بـ unattached, uncommitted, unmarried, free

attack v. يهاجم defend, protect, guard, preserve, shield

attainable adj. ممكن إحرازه unattainable, unachievable, unfeasible

attend v. يحضر، يشهد miss, skip, avoid, let pass, lose, pass up

attention n. اهتمام، عناية inattention, inattentiveness, negligence

attentive adj. منتبه، لطيف neglectful, inattentive, careless, negligent

attenuate v. يخفض، يرقق intensify, increase, strengthen, toughen

attest v. يصدق على disprove, refute, contest, counter