1. Masquerade – pretend to be someone one is not.
Synonyms: pretence, deception, facade, disguise, dissimulation, subterfuge
Antonyms: reality, openness
Usage: In front of the media, the politician masqueraded as a decent human being.
2. Infringement – the action of breaking the terms of a law
Synonyms: contravention, violation, transgression, breach, complaince
Antonyms: obedience
Usage: Conspiracy groups believe the government is constantly passing laws that infringe on the rights of the people.
3. Appal – to fill or overcome with horror
Synonyms: horify, shock, dismay, outrage, scandalize, disgust
Antonyms: comfort, encourage, satisfy
Usage: Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers
4. Trivialise – make (something) seem less important, significant
Synonyms: dismiss, underestimate, undervalue, devalue, belittle, deprecate
Antonyms: rmaximize, articulate, emphasize
Usage: The problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers
5. Savagery – the quality of being fierce or cruel
Synonyms: brutality, ferocity, fierceness, violence, viciousness, barbarity
Antonyms: kindness
Usage: Dictators in communist governments usually rule through savagery.
6. Abjure – to give up a belief or an activity
Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, disavow, abandon, disclaim, repudiate
Antonyms: acknowledge, allow, embrace
Usage: Although chocolate cake is Martha’s favorite dessert, she has chosen to abjure it while on her diet.
7. Tantamount – virtually the same as
Synonyms: identical, commensurate, duplicate, equivalent, parallel
Antonyms: different, reverse, opposite
Usage: To leave a dog in a hot car is tantamount to torture.
8. Genuflect – to show great respect or devotion
Synonyms: cutsy, bow, stoop, grovel, scrape
Antonyms: cease, disobey, ignore
Usage: The servants genuflect to their royal employers by bowing before them.
9. Acquiescence – to agree or express agreement
Synonyms: acceptance, assent, concurrence, consent, obedience, yielding
Antonyms: dissent, denial, refusal
Usage: The administration decided to acquiesce and let the students have a dance.
10. Ubiquitous – present, appearing, or found everywhere.
- Synonyms: omnipresent, pervasive, everywhere, uniquitary
- Antonyms: rare, scarce
- Usage: Because the police presence was ubiquitous at the parade, everyone felt very safe.