1. Swindler – person who cheats another
Synonyms: charlatan, con artist, counterfeiter, crook, absconder, chiseler
Antonyms: philanthropist
Usage: After the swindler claimed large amounts of money by providing blatant lies, he was thrown in jail as a penniless man.
2. Frivolous – not having any serious purpose or value.
Synonyms: flippant, waggish, facetious, fatuous, inane, shallow, superficial
Antonyms: intelligent, sensible, wise, grave
Usage: My mother often spends her monthly pension on frivolous purchases she never uses.
3. Contemptuous – arrogant, insolent
Synonyms: scornful, disdainful, disrespectful, insulting, condescending
Antonyms: flattering, humble, praising
Usage: She was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race
4. Sanctify – set apart as or declare holy
Synonyms: anoint, ordain, canonize, beatify, consecrate, absolve
Antonyms: condemn, degrade, desecrate, disrespect
Usage: A small shrine was built to sanctify the site
5. Elude – escape from or avoid
Synonyms: baffle, confound, dodge, bilk, evade, circumvent
Antonyms: clarify, encourage, enlighten
Usage: He tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door
6. Capricious – given to sudden behavior change
Synonyms: mercurial, volatile, erratic, vacillating, fitful, arbitrary, whimsical
Antonyms: cautious, constant, predictable
Usage: Because of his capricious nature, she found it hard to keep a steady job.
7. Firmament – the heavens or sky.
Synonyms: empyrean, vault
Antonyms: hell
Usage: I looked at the sky just as the lightning appeared to break the firmament in half.
8. Extraneous – unneeded, irrrelevant
Synonyms: additional, immaterial, incidental, superfluous, supplementary
Antonyms: appropriate, necessary, integral, pertinent
Usage: The extraneous noise from the street was keeping us awake all night, so we moved to a different apartment.
9. Sway – control or influence
Synonyms: clout, amplitude, authority, command, predominance
Antonyms: inability, inefficiency
Usage: He’s easily swayed by other people
10. Cynical – doubt, distrust
Synonyms: bitterness, distrust, doubt, pessimism, sarcasm
Antonyms: belief, certainty, confidence
Usage: She is a cynical woman who does not trust anyone.