Antonyms

Inaccessible means not available or not reachable. Available is the direct antonym. Avaricious means greedy, infantile means childish, false means untrue, and average means ordinary.

Amiable means friendly, good-natured, and pleasant. Unfriendly is the direct antonym. Certain and definite mean sure or clear, cold means unemotional, and obstinate means stubborn.

Marinating involves soaking food in liquid to add flavor and moisture, making the food wet. The opposite process would be to remove moisture or keep something dry.

Serrated means having a notched or toothed edge like a saw. The opposite would be something smooth and without notches. While 'notch less' is an unusual phrasing (likely 'notchless' was intended), it correctly conveys the opposite meaning of being without notches or teeth.

To ferret means to search intensively or uncover something by careful investigation. Dissemble means to conceal or disguise, often by pretending. These are opposites: ferreting involves revealing hidden truths, while dissembling involves hiding them.

A facade is the front or exterior face of a building, or more generally, a superficial appearance or false front. The interior is the opposite - what lies behind or beneath the surface rather than what is presented outwardly.

Febrile means relating to fever or feverish activity, characterized by heat and excitability. 'Lusty' in its traditional sense means vigorous, healthy, and full of life energy - the opposite of feverish, sickly, or overheated. 'Lusty' here connotes robust health rather than feverish illness.

-ine (like, or having the nature of) Other words: Feline, canine, bovine, aquiline, equine, crystalline, labyrinthine

Sloth means 'reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness'.

Stolid means calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or excitement - unemotional and impassive. Excitable is the opposite - easily aroused to emotion or quick to show enthusiasm or agitation. While 'friendly' might seem appealing, it's not the true opposite of stolid.

Lunacy means madness or insanity. Sagacity means wisdom, sound judgment, and mental acumen - the direct opposite of foolishness or mental instability. While 'veracity' relates to truth, 'sagacity' specifically refers to wisdom and good judgment, making it the true opposite of lunacy.

Hidebound means stubbornly conservative or inflexible, unwilling to change or adapt new ideas. 'Impressionable' means easily influenced or susceptible to change - the opposite of being rigid or hidebound. While 'heterodox' means unorthodox, it doesn't directly contrast with being inflexible.

MANSUETUDE means gentleness, mildness, or meekness of character. Barbarity refers to cruel, brutal, or savage behavior, which is the direct opposite of a gentle and mild disposition.

-escent/escence (becoming) Other words: Adolescent, frondescent, effervescent, crescent, quiescence

PERIPATETIC means moving from place to place, itinerant, or walking about. Stationary describes something fixed in one place and not moving, which is the direct opposite of this wandering nature.