1.QUAINT (adjective)
Meaning : attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Synonyms : picturesque, charming, attractive, unconventional.
Antonym : ordinary, common, usual, prosaic
Usage: The quaint village does not appear to have changed since it was first settled in the early 1900s
Meaning : attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Synonyms : picturesque, charming, attractive, unconventional.
Antonym : ordinary, common, usual, prosaic
Usage: The quaint village does not appear to have changed since it was first settled in the early 1900s
2.PROTEAN (adjective)
Meaning : tending or able to change frequently or easily.
Synonyms : variable, inconsistent, erratic, fluctuating.
Antonym : consistent. continual, incessant, constant.
Usage: I am unable to make a final decision because of my protean nature which makes me indecisive.
Meaning : tending or able to change frequently or easily.
Synonyms : variable, inconsistent, erratic, fluctuating.
Antonym : consistent. continual, incessant, constant.
Usage: I am unable to make a final decision because of my protean nature which makes me indecisive.
3. ARRANT (adjective)
Meaning : Complete, utter.
Synonyms : total, absolute, thorough, sheer.
Antonym : minor, light, unclear, obscure.
Usage: These people crumble when their arrant nonsense is confronted with simple common sense.
Meaning : Complete, utter.
Synonyms : total, absolute, thorough, sheer.
Antonym : minor, light, unclear, obscure.
Usage: These people crumble when their arrant nonsense is confronted with simple common sense.
4. STARK (adjective)
Meaning : Unpleasantly or sharply clear.
Synonyms : blunt, plain, unembellished, harsh.
Antonyms : lush, bleak, cheerful, opulent.
Usage: His evidence in chief stood in stark contrast to his evidence on cross-examination.
Meaning : Unpleasantly or sharply clear.
Synonyms : blunt, plain, unembellished, harsh.
Antonyms : lush, bleak, cheerful, opulent.
Usage: His evidence in chief stood in stark contrast to his evidence on cross-examination.
5. PREPONDERANCE (noun)
Meaning : the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
Synonyms : prevalence, predominance, majority, generality.
Antonyms: subservience, disability, inferiority, flaw
Usage: The preponderance of unemployed workers is linked to the manufacturer’s desire to cut costs by sending jobs overseas.
Meaning : the quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.
Synonyms : prevalence, predominance, majority, generality.
Antonyms: subservience, disability, inferiority, flaw
Usage: The preponderance of unemployed workers is linked to the manufacturer’s desire to cut costs by sending jobs overseas.