Antonyms

Defiance is open resistance or bold disobedience. Obedience is the act of complying with commands or instructions, which is the opposite.

Accumulate means to gather or collect together. Scatter means to throw in various directions or disperse, which is the opposite.

Thanklessness is the state of not being grateful. Gratitude is the quality of being thankful, which is the direct opposite.

Wholesale involves selling goods in large quantities to be retailed by others. Retail involves selling goods directly to the consumer, making it the opposite.

Unaccountable means not expected to explain one's actions or not able to be explained. Responsible means having an obligation to do something or having control over something, which is the opposite.

Exquisite means extremely beautiful and typically delicate. Detestable means deserving intense dislike, which is the opposite.

Relevant means closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand. Inappropriate means not suitable or proper in the circumstances, which is the opposite.

External means belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure. Internal means situated on the inside, which is the opposite.

Synthesis is the combination of ideas to form a theory or system. Alienation is the state of being isolated or estranged, which acts as a conceptual opposite in this context.

Inimical means tending to obstruct or harm; it is synonymous with hostile. Friendly is the direct opposite.

Mendacious means false or untrue; honest means upright and fair.

Broad-minded means free from prejudice or bigotry.

'Grumpy' means 'surly or ill-tempered'. 'Amicable' means 'characterised by or showing goodwill; friendly'.

 Here, skilled is the correct antonym of menial as skilled means having or showing the knowledge, ability or training to perform a certain activity or task well and menial means some work that does not require much skill or training. Elevated is something of a high intellectual or moral level, exciting is something that causes great enthusiasm and eagerness, and degrading is something that causes a loss of self-respect.