List of Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

No.	Word	Meaning	Antonym Example in Context
1	Abundant	Present in large quantity	Unlike the scarce water supply, rain made it abundant.
2	Absent	Not present	She was absent yesterday, but today she’s present.
3	Accept	To receive willingly	He refused the gift, but later decided to accept it.
4	Active	Energetic, moving a lot	She was very active, unlike her lazy brother.
5	Add	To combine with something else	Instead of subtracting, he chose to add more.
6	Agree	To have the same opinion	They usually disagree, but today they agree.
7	Ancient	Very old	The modern car stood out near the ancient ruins.
8	Arrive	To reach a place	He left early so he could arrive on time.
9	Artificial	Made by humans, not natural	Artificial flavors don’t taste like natural ones.
10	Ascend	To move upward	The balloon began to ascend, not descend.
11	Attack	To act violently	Instead of defending, the army chose to attack.
12	Awake	Not asleep	He was wide awake while she was still asleep.
13	Background	The area behind something	The object stood out in front of the background.
14	Begin	To start	He didn’t want the class to begin after the break.
15	Below	Lower than something else	The plane flew below the clouds, not above them.
16	Bitter	Sharp and unpleasant in taste	The orange was sweet, not bitter.
17	Borrow	To take for temporary use	He borrowed a book and promised to lend it back.
18	Brave	Courageous	He wasn’t afraid—he was brave, not cowardly.
19	Broad	Wide	The road was narrow before becoming broad.
20	Build	To construct	Don’t destroy what you worked hard to build.
21	Buy	To purchase	He sold his phone after buying a new one.
22	Careful	Cautious	Unlike his reckless driving, she was careful.
23	Cheap	Low in price	The expensive dress was better than the cheap one.
24	Clean	Free from dirt	Her room was dirty yesterday but now it’s clean.
25	Clear	Easy to understand	The confusing answer was replaced with a clear one.
26	Cold	Having low temperature	Hot coffee tastes better than cold leftovers.
27	Combine	To mix together	He chose to separate the items rather than combine them.
28	Comfort	Ease from pain or stress	After discomfort, she finally found comfort.
29	Common	Found often	This rare bird isn’t common around here.
30	Complete	Finished	The project is still incomplete, not complete.
31	Conceal	To hide	He decided to reveal the secret instead of conceal it.
32	Continue	To keep going	Instead of stopping, they continued walking.
33	Cool	Mild temperature	The hot soup cooled down to a comfortable warmth.
34	Courage	Strength in facing fear	He showed courage, not fear.
35	Create	To make something	He prefers to create rather than destroy.
36	Cruel	Mean or unkind	A kind person would never act cruelly.
37	Dangerous	Full of risk	It’s safe now, but it was dangerous before.
38	Dark	No light	She turned on the lamp to light the dark room.
39	Day	Time with sunlight	The day ended and night began.
40	Defend	To protect	He didn’t attack; he only defended himself.
41	Depart	To leave	The bus will arrive just after the other departs.
42	Destroy	To ruin or break	They didn’t build; they destroyed everything.
43	Difficult	Hard to do	This test is easier than the last difficult one.
44	Disagree	To not agree	I agree with her now, though I disagreed before.
45	Distant	Far away	The close village was nothing like the distant city.
46	Down	Lower position	The ball rolled down, not up, the hill.
47	Dry	Not wet	His wet clothes dried in the sun.
48	Early	Before expected time	He was late yesterday but arrived early today.
49	Empty	Having nothing	The glass was full, then she emptied it.
50	End	The last part	The story didn’t begin well but had a happy end.
51	Enter	To go in	Please exit the room after you enter.
52	Even	Smooth or equal	The uneven road was fixed to become even.
53	Expand	To make bigger	The balloon shrank after expanding.
54	Exterior	Outside part	The interior design was better than the exterior.
55	Fail	Not succeed	After failing once, he worked harder to succeed.
56	False	Not true	His answer was false; the right one was true.
57	Fast	Quick	The slow runner couldn’t catch the fast one.
58	Fat	Overweight	He became slim after losing fat.
59	Float	To stay on the surface	The rock sank but the leaf floated.
60	Foolish	Not wise	A wise man avoids foolish mistakes.
61	Forbid	To not allow	They allowed what was once forbidden.
62	Forward	In front	He took a step backward before moving forward.
63	Freeze	Turn into ice	The melted ice froze again.
64	Full	Containing a lot	The empty jar was filled until it was full.
65	Gain	To get something	He lost weight but gained strength.
66	Generous	Willing to give	The selfish man refused to be generous.
67	Gentle	Soft or kind	He is gentle, not rough.
68	Giant	Very big	The tiny insect sat on a giant leaf.
69	Give	To offer something	She received the letter he gave.
70	Good	Morally right	The bad choice hurt more than the good one.
71	Happy	Feeling joy	He was sad all morning, but now he’s happy.
72	Hard	Not soft or difficult	The soft cushion helped him sit on the hard floor.
73	Harsh	Rough or severe	The teacher was kind, not harsh.
74	Hate	To strongly dislike	He used to hate broccoli, but now he loves it.
75	Healthy	In good health	Junk food made him unhealthy, but now he’s healthy.
76	Heavy	Weighing a lot	The light bag was easier to carry than the heavy one.
77	High	Tall or above	The low ceiling was not as high as he expected.
78	Honest	Truthful	Unlike the liar, he was always honest.
79	Hope	To wish for something good	In despair, she found a little hope.
80	Huge	Very large	A tiny mouse hid behind a huge box.
81	Humble	Not proud	The proud king learned to be humble.
82	Ignore	Not pay attention	He paid attention to the message he once ignored.
83	Include	To have as part	The list excluded what it should have included.
84	Innocent	Not guilty	The guilty man tried to look innocent.
85	Inside	Inner part	The toy was hidden inside, not outside.
86	Joy	A feeling of great happiness	Her sadness vanished when she felt joy.
87	Junior	Lower in rank or age	The senior officer guided the junior one.
88	Kind	Being nice	The rude man learned to be kind.
89	Laugh	To make sounds of joy	They didn’t cry—they laughed instead.
90	Lazy	Not willing to work	The hardworking girl outdid her lazy classmate.
91	Lead	To guide	He didn’t follow, he led the way.
92	Lengthen	To make longer	The rope shortened after being lengthened.
93	Light	Not heavy or bright	The heavy box was replaced by a light one.
94	Likely	Probable to happen	It’s unlikely to rain today, but keep an umbrella.
95	Live	To be alive	Many believe the spirit lives even after death.
96	Loose	Not tight	The knot tightened after being too loose.
97	Loss	Act of losing	The win erased the pain of loss.
98	Loud	Making a lot of noise	The quiet room echoed with loud music.
99	Lower	To bring down	He raised the flag after lowering it.
100	Loyal	Faithful and true	The disloyal friend left, but the loyal one stayed.

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