Antonyms

Parsimonious means frugal or stingy. Spendthrift is opposite in meaning to it.

Panic refers to sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety. Calmness is the direct opposite state of being.

To pardon is to forgive or excuse an offense. A sentence is the legal punishment imposed for an offense, which is the opposite of being pardoned.

Pandemonium refers to wild and noisy disorder or confusion. Order is the clear antonym.

To palpitate is to beat rapidly, usually referring to the heart. To stop is the opposite of this active, rhythmic motion.

Peevish means easily irritated or annoyed. Amiable means having a friendly and pleasant manner, which is the direct opposite.

Pastoral relates to the countryside or rural life. Urban relates to the city, making it the correct antonym.

Passe means no longer fashionable or out of date. Trendy means currently fashionable, which is the opposite.

Penitent means feeling or showing sorrow for having done wrong. Remorseless means showing no pity or regret, which is the opposite.

Penurious means extremely poor or stingy. Well-off means having plenty of money, which is the antonym for the poverty aspect of the word.

To petrify means to make someone so frightened that they are unable to move, or to turn something into stone. Soothe means to calm or comfort, which is the opposite.

Petulant means childishly sulky or bad-tempered. Easygoing means relaxed and tolerant, which is the opposite.

Pied means having two or more different colors. Plain means having no pattern or color variation, which is the opposite.

Platonic refers to a relationship that is intimate and affectionate but not sexual. Sexual is the direct opposite.

Piquant means having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor. Bland means lacking strong flavor, which is the opposite.

Perverse means showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable. Agreeable means willing to agree or behave pleasantly, which is the opposite.

Petty means of little importance or trivial. Important means of great significance, which is the opposite.

Prim means stiffly formal and respectable. Rude means lacking manners or respect, which is the opposite.

Profusion means an abundance or large quantity of something. Dearth means a scarcity or lack of something, which is the opposite.

Proletarian refers to the working class. Aristocratic refers to the highest social class, which is the opposite.

Prolix means using too many words; lengthy. Concise means giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words, which is the opposite.

Propitiate means to win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them. Annoy means to irritate, which is the opposite.

Protract means to prolong or extend the duration of something. Shorten is the direct opposite in meaning.