Antonyms

Antidote is a substance used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison whereas Venom is a a poisonous substance. 

Accomplish means to achieve or complete a task. The opposite of achieving something is failing.

Candour means the quality of being open, honest, and straightforward. Equivocation is the correct antonym as it means the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth. Job, rank, and raw are unrelated words.

Contestable means something that can be disputed or argued against. Sure is the correct antonym as it means certain or doubtful-free. Uncertain is actually closer in meaning to contestable, not its opposite.

Dispossess means to deprive someone of ownership or property. Restore is the correct antonym as it means to give back or return possession. Need and want are unrelated, while lose is a consequence of dispossession.

Imitation means a copy or reproduction of something. Novelty is the correct antonym as it means something new and original. Replica is actually a synonym, while prevalent and egoism are unrelated.

Precipitate means to cause an event to happen suddenly or unexpectedly. Slow is the opposite of acting with haste or suddenness.

Squeeze means to press or compress forcibly. Relax is the correct antonym as it means to release tension or loosen. Force, squash, and crush are related to squeezing rather than opposing it.

Prevailing means existing at a particular time or currently most common. Ineffective is the opposite of being powerful or dominant.

Consequent means following as a result or effect. Previous is the correct antonym as it means existing or occurring before in time or order. Cheap, meekness, and minor are unrelated.

Preeminent means surpassing all others or supreme in importance. Inferior is the correct antonym as it means lower in rank, quality, or importance. Chief, highest, and leading are all synonyms.

Concealment means the act of hiding or keeping something secret. Publicity is the correct antonym as it means being open or visible to the public. Liberty, right, and waste are unrelated to hiding or revealing.

Decay means to rot or decompose. Flourish means to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, which is the opposite.

Stoppage means the act of stopping or halting progress. Progress is the correct antonym as it means forward movement or continuation. Stay, ruin, and hurt don't represent continued movement.

Empower means to give power or authority to someone. Hinder is the opposite, as it means to create difficulties for someone, resulting in delay or obstruction.

A pledge is a solemn promise or undertaking. A denial is a statement that something is not true or a refusal to accept something, which acts as a conceptual opposite in terms of commitment.

Diminish means to make or become less. Extend is the opposite, as it means to make something larger or longer.

An origin is the point or place where something begins. An end is the final part of something or the point at which it finishes.

Affluence refers to the state of having a great deal of money or wealth. Poverty is the state of being extremely poor, making it the direct antonym.

Denounce means to publicly declare to be wrong or evil. Appreciate means to recognize the full worth of something, which serves as a suitable antonym in this context.

Acquiesce means to accept something reluctantly but without protest. Disagree is the direct opposite, as it involves expressing a difference of opinion or refusal to accept.