A synonym is a word that means something similar to another word. An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Underline the ANTONYMS and check your answers with the key. You may use a standard dictionary.
1. Running (adj.): broken / constant
2. Runny (adj.): fluid / solid
3. Run-of-the-mill (adj.): exceptional / average
4. Rustic (adj.): artless / polished
5. Ruthless (adj.): merciful / brutal
6. Sacred (adj.): blessed / profane
7. Sacrilege (n.): piety / blasphemy
8. Sad (adj.): crestfallen / cheerful
9. Sadden (v.): cheer / depress
10. Safe (adj.): harmless / dangerous
11. Safety (n.): danger / protection
12. Sag (v.): dip / bulge
13. Saintly (adj.): angelic / godless
14. Salacious (adj.): decent / erotic
15. Salaried (adj.): paid / honorary
16. Saleable (adj.): marketable / unsaleable
17. Sallow (adj.): healthy / pale
18. Salvage (v.): abandon / conserve
19. Salvation (n.): deliverance / damnation
20. Same (adj.): different / alike
21. Sameness (n.): changelessness / difference
22. Sanctify (v.): defile / bless
23. Sanctimonious (adj.): pious / humble
24. Sanction (n.): agreement / disapproval
25. Sanctity (n.): godlessness / goldliness
26. Sane (adj.): mad / balanced
27. Sanitary (adj.): clean / insanitary
28. Sanity (n.): insanity / normality
29. Sap (v.): diminish / increase
30. Satanic (adj.): divine / evil
Key
1. broken
2. solid
3. exceptional
4. polished
5. merciful
6. profane
7. piety
8. cheerful
9. cheer
10. dangerous
11. danger
12. bulge
13. godless
14. decent
15. honorary
16. unsaleable
17. healthy
18. abandon
19. damnation
20. different
21. difference
22. defile
23. humble
24. disapproval
25. godlessness
26. mad
27. insanitary
28. insanity
29. increase
30. divine
Ratings
10 – 19 Correct: Good
20 – 26 Correct: Excellent
27 – 30 Correct: Exceptional