Antonym definition/definition
An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to a given word. The following are the antonyms that are often used in English. Here are the 04 standard rules for forming antonyms of a word in English.
Antonyms formation rules in English.
First Rule:
by adding a prefix to a given word. Example: The antonym of Lucky is unlucky i.e un+lucky= unlucky. Here we need to add prefixes like, in, im, ir, dis, anti, mis, ill, non, extra, etc. to make an antonym of a word.
Second Rule:
by changing the prefix of a given word. Such as, the antonym of include is excluded. Here we changed the ‘in’ to ‘ex’. As we add/ fix the beginning part of the sentence. It is called prefix.
Third Rule:
by changing the suffix of a given word. Such as, the antonym of useful is useless. Here we changed the ‘ful’ to ‘less’. As we fix/change the ending part of the sentence. So, it is called a suffix.
Fourth Rule:
by changing a word completely to a new word. Here we completely change the form of a word to another form in order to make antonyms.
Let’s see the examples for Antonyms Rule-1:
Rule-1: by adding a prefix to the given word. Like, in, im, ir, dis, anti, mis, ill, non, extra, etc. to make an antonym of a word.
SL No. | Word | Prefix | Antonym | Meaning | Example |
1 | Able | Un | Unable | Not able to perform | He is unable to lift the box. |
2 | Becoming | Un | Unbecoming | Not suiting/ unbefitting/ not flattering/ inappropriate/ | His behavior is unbecoming of a teacher. |
3 | Civilized | Un | Uncivilized | Person: Not behaving in a way that is acceptable according to social and moral standards. Place-Not yet developed a modern culture and a way of life. | 1. It is hard to deal with uncivilized people. 2. I have worked in the most uncivilized places in the world. |
4 | Claimed | Un | unclaimed | Something that is left without owning. | The gold that has been given to the police has remained unclaimed yet. |
5 | Classified | Un | unclassified | Something that is available to all such as documents, information, and certificates without any official secret. | You can access unclassified documents easily. |
6 | Common | Un | Uncommon | Not happening often, not existing in large numbers in many places, or unique or remarkable or unusual or rare | Inform immediately if find any uncommon behavior with your developing child. |
7 | Do | Un | Undo | To cancel the effect of your previous action. Especially in a computer that cancels the previous action | We still have time to undo our mistakes. If you have entered something wrong then you can undo or delete it. |
8 | Educated | Un | Uneducated | Not having formal education at a school | We should always try to educate the uneducated people. |
9 | Elected | Un | Unelected | Not having been chosen by people in an election or pole. | Unelected candidates are not allowed into the house. |
10 | Emotional | Un | Unemotional | Often not having or showing your feelings. | Often unemotional people hurt others. |
11 | Fair | Un | Unfair | Not morally right or not good according to the fixed rules or principles or unjust | When life seems unfair surrender to God. |
More antonyms will be added soon…