Antonyms

Mordant means sarcastic, biting. Charitable is the antonym. Imbroglio means a complicated and embarrassing situation. Lucubrate means to write in a scholarly fashion. Hallow means to make holy. Epicurean means devoted to pleasure.

Soporific means sleep inducing and heavy. The antonym animated, means live and full of motion. Profuse is abundant. Intransigent means uncompromising. Elaborated is in great detail. Somniferous is a synonym. 

Limpid means clear, pure. Opaque is the antonym. Quail means shrink with fear. Minatory means threatening. Moribund is near death. Fractious is irritable. 

Care involves giving attention or looking after something. Neglect is the direct opposite, meaning the failure to provide proper care or attention.

Capture means to take someone or something into possession or control by force. Liberate means to set someone or something free from such control.

To cancel is to void, revoke, or stop something from happening. To uphold is to support, maintain, or confirm the validity of something.

Captivity refers to the state of being confined or imprisoned. Freedom is the state of being at liberty and not under the control of another.

Cease means to come to an end or to stop an action. Continue means to keep doing something or to persist without stopping.

A calamity is a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress. Good fortune refers to a favorable or lucky outcome, which is the opposite of a disaster.

Celestial refers to things relating to the sky or outer space, often carrying a connotation of being heavenly or divine. Earthly is the direct antonym, referring to things belonging to the planet Earth or mundane, worldly life. The other options like 'Distinguish' and 'Prosecute' are unrelated verbs.

Charity involves the act of giving help or money to those in need. Taking is the opposite action, where one receives or seizes something rather than providing it. 'Happy' and 'Gay' are synonyms for a mood, while 'Immortality' refers to eternal life.

Cessation means the process of ending or being brought to a halt. Continuance is the antonym, as it refers to the state of remaining in existence or operation. 'Discharge' and 'Smooth' do not capture the temporal aspect of stopping versus starting.

Cheerful describes a state of being noticeably happy and optimistic. Sad is the most direct antonym for this emotional state. 'Inferior' and 'Subordinate' relate to rank or quality, not mood.

To circulate means to move continuously or freely through a system or area. Stagnate is the antonym, meaning to cease to flow or move, often becoming foul or stale as a result. 'Dismiss' and 'Reject' are actions related to refusal, not movement.