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List of opposite Words
| Word | Opposite |
|---|---|
| about | exactly |
| above | below |
| absence | presence |
| abundance | lack |
| accept | refuse |
| accidental | intentional |
| active | lazy |
| add | subtract |
| admit | deny |
| adult | child |
| advanced | elementary |
| affirmative | negative |
| afraid | brave |
| after | before |
| against | for |
| alike | different |
| alive | dead |
| all | none |
| allow | forbid |
| already | not yet |
| always | never |
| ancient | modern |
| ancestor | descendant |
| agree | refuse |
| amateur | professional |
| amuse | bore |
| ancestor | descendant |
| angel | devil |
| animal | human |
| annoy | satisfy |
| answer | ask |
| answer | question |
| antonym | synonym |
| apart | together |
| approximately | exactly |
| argue | agree |
| arrest | free |
| arrival | departure |
| arrive | depart |
| artificial | natural |
| ascent | descent |
| ask | answer |
| asleep | awake |
| attack | defend |
| attack | defense |
| attic | cellar |
| autumn | spring |
| awake | asleep |
| awful | delicious |
| calm | excited |
| careful | careless |
| careless | careful |
| catch | miss |
| ceiling | floor |
| cellar | attic |
| centre | outskirts |
| certainly | probably |
| changeable | constant |
| cheap | expensive |
| child | grown-up |
| children | parents |
| clean | dirty |
| clear | cloudy |
| clever | stupid |
| close | open |
| closed | open |
| cloudy | sunny |
| cold | hot |
| come | go |
| comedy | tragedy |
| complicated | simple |
| compliment | insult |
| compulsory | voluntary |
| connect | disconnect |
| consonant | vowel |
| constant | changeable |
| construction | destruction |
| continue | discontinue |
| cool | warm |
| correct | incorrect |
| courage | fear |
| courageous | cowardly |
| cowardly | courageous |
| create | destroy |
| cruel | kind |
| cry | laugh |
| damage | repair |
| danger | security |
| dangerous | safe |
| dark | light |
| daughter | son |
| dawn | dusk |
| day | night |
| dead | alive |
| death | birth |
| deep | shallow |
| defeat | victory |
| defence | attack |
| defend | attack |
| delicious | awful |
| deny | admit |
| depart | arrive |
| departure | arrival |
| descendant | ancestor |
| descent | ascent |
| desperate | hopeful |
| destroy | build |
| destruction | construction |
| devil | angel |
| dictatorship | republic |
| die | live |
| different | alike |
| difficult | easy |
| dirty | clean |
| disease | health |
| distant | near |
| divide | unite |
| division | unity |
| divorce | marry |
| divorce | wedding |
| divorced | married |
| domestic | foreign |
| down | up |
| downstairs | upstairs |
| drama | comedy |
| dry | humid |
| dull | interesting |
| dusk | dawn |
| early | late |
| east | west |
| easy | difficult, hard |
| elementary | advanced |
| emigrate | immigrate |
| emigration | immigration |
| empty | full |
| end | begin |
| end | beginning |
| ending | beginning |
| enemy | friend |
| enjoy | hate |
| enter | leave |
| entrance | exit |
| equal | different |
| even | odd |
| evening | morning |
| everybody | nobody |
| everything | nothing |
| exactly | approximately |
| excited | calm |
| exciting | boring |
| exclude | include |
| exit | entrance |
| expensive | cheap |
| export | import |
| exposure | shelter |
| extreme | moderate |
| fail | succeed, pass |
| failure | success |
| false | true |
| far | near |
| fast | slow |
| fat | slim |
| fear | courage |
| female | male |
| few | many |
| final | first |
| find | lose |
| finish | begin |
| finish | start |
| first | last |
| fix | break |
| flat | hilly |
| floor | ceiling |
| follow | lead |
| forbid | permit |
| for | against |
| foreground | background |
| foreign | domestic |
| foreigner | native |
| forget | remember |
| form | to destroy |
| fortune | bad luck |
| forward | backward |
| free | arrest |
| freeze | melt |
| frequently | occasionally |
| fresh | old/stale |
| friend | enemy |
| front | rear |
| in front of | back |
| full | empty |
| funny | serious |
| future | past |
| general | special |
| generous | mean |
| gentle | rough |
| gentleman | lady |
| giant | tiny |
| girl | boy |
| give | take |
| go | come |
| good | bad |
| good luck | bad luck |
| grown-up | child |
| guest | host |
| guilty | innocent |
| happiness | sadness |
| happy | sad |
| handsome | ugly |
| hard | soft |
| harvest | plant |
| hate | love |
| health | illness |
| healthy | ill |
| heat | cold |
| heaven | hell |
| heavy | light |
| hell | heaven |
| here | there |
| high (Berg) | deep |
| high | low |
| hilly | flat |
| hit | miss |
| hopeful | hopeless |
| hopeless | hopeful |
| horizontal | vertical |
| host | visitor |
| hot | cold |
| huge | tiny |
| human | animal |
| humane | cruel |
| humid | dry |
| hungry | thirsty |
| husband | wife |
| in front of | back |
| ignore | notice |
| ill | well |
| immigrate | emigrate |
| immigration | emigration |
| import | export |
| in | out |
| include | exclude |
| increase | reduce |
| innocent | guilty |
| inside | outside |
| insult | compliment |
| intelligent | silly, stupid |
| intentional | accidental |
| interesting | boring |
| interrupt | continue |
| junior | senior |
| kind | cruel |
| lack | abundance |
| lady | gentleman |
| landing | take off |
| land | water |
| large | small |
| last | first |
| late | early |
| laugh | cry |
| lazy | active |
| lead | follow |
| learn | teach |
| leave | enter |
| left | right |
| lend | borrow |
| less | more |
| let | forbid |
| lie | truth |
| life | death |
| light | dark |
| light (Weight) | heavy |
| like | hate |
| liquid | solid |
| little | big |
| live | die |
| long | short |
| lose | win |
| loser | winner |
| loud | quiet |
| love | hate |
| lovely | terrible |
| low | high |
| lower | raise |
| bad luck | good luck |
| good luck | bad luck |
| major | minor |
| male | female |
| man | woman |
| many | few, some |
| marriage | divorce |
| married | divorced |
| marry | divorce |
| master | servant |
| maximum | minimum |
| mean | generous |
| melt | freeze |
| men | women |
| mend | break |
| mess | order |
| midnight | noon |
| minimum | maximum |
| minor | major |
| miss | hit |
| moderate | extreme |
| modern | ancient |
| monarchy | republic |
| moon | sun |
| more | less |
| morning | evening |
| mountain | valley |
| much | little |
| narrow | wide |
| nasty | pleasant |
| native | foreigner |
| natural | artificial |
| near | far |
| negative | affirmative |
| nephew | niece |
| never | always |
| new | old |
| nice | nasty |
| niece | nephew |
| night | day |
| no | yes |
| nobody | everybody |
| noisy | quiet |
| noon | midnight |
| none of | lot of |
| normal | strange |
| north | south |
| not yet | already |
| nothing | everything |
| notice | ignore |
| now | then |
| occasionally | frequently |
| occupied | vacant |
| odd | even |
| off | on |
| often | seldom |
| old | modern |
| on | off |
| open | closed |
| open | shut |
| opponent | supporter |
| order | mess |
| ordinary | special |
| other | same |
| out | in |
| outside | inside |
| outskirts | centre |
| over | under |
| parents | children |
| part | whole |
| partial | total |
| particular | general |
| pass | fail |
| past | future |
| peace | war |
| permit | forbid |
| plant | harvest |
| plenty | lack |
| pleasant | awful |
| polite | rude |
| poor | rich |
| poverty | wealth |
| powerful | weak |
| presence | absence |
| present | past, future |
| pretty | ugly |
| private | public |
| probably | certainly |
| professional | amateur |
| protect | attack |
| protection | attack |
| public | private |
| pull | push |
| pupil | teacher |
| push | pull |
| question | answer |
| quick | slow |
| quiet | noisy |
| raise | lower |
| rainy | sunny |
| rear | front |
| receive | send |
| reduce | increase |
| refuse | accept |
| regret | satisfaction |
| remember | forget |
| repair | damage |
| reply | ask |
| republic | dictatorship |
| rest | work |
| rich | poor |
| right | left |
| right | wrong |
| rise | sink |
| rough | gentle |
| rough | smooth |
| rude | polite |
| rural | urban |
| sad | happy |
| sadness | happiness |
| safe | dangerous |
| safety | danger |
| salt | sugar |
| same | different |
| satisfaction | regret |
| satisfy | annoy |
| save | waste |
| scream | whisper |
| security | danger |
| seldom | often |
| sell | buy |
| send | receive |
| senior | junior |
| separate | unite |
| serious | funny |
| servant | master |
| set free | arrest |
| shallow | deep |
| sharp | blunt |
| shelter | exposure |
| short | long, tall |
| shout | whisper |
| shut | open |
| sick | healthy |
| silent | noisy |
| silly | intelligent |
| simple | complicated |
| sink | rise |
| single | married |
| sister | brother |
| sit | stand |
| slim | fat |
| slow | fast |
| small | big |
| smooth | rough |
| soft | hard |
| solid | liquid |
| some | many |
| sometimes | often |
| son | daughter |
| soul | body |
| sour | sweet |
| south | north |
| special | ordinary |
| spring | autumn |
| stand | sit |
| start | stop |
| strange | normal |
| stranger | native |
| strict | gentle |
| strong | weak |
| student | teacher |
| stupid | intelligent |
| suburb | centre |
| succeed | fail |
| success | failure |
| subtract | add |
| sugar | salt |
| summer | winter |
| sun | moon |
| sunny | cloudy |
| supporter | opponent |
| suspect | trust |
| sweet | sour |
| synonym | antonym |
| take | give |
| tall | short |
| teach | learn |
| teacher | student |
| then | now |
| terrible | lovely |
| there | here |
| thick | thin |
| thin | fat |
| thirsty | hungry |
| throw | catch |
| tight | loose |
| tiny | huge |
| together | apart |
| tomorrow | yesterday |
| top | bottom |
| total | partial |
| town | village |
| tragedy | comedy |
| TRUE | FALSE |
| to trust | to suspect |
| ugliness | beauty |
| ugly | beautiful |
| under | over |
| unite | divide |
| unity | division |
| up | down |
| upstairs | downstairs |
| urban | rural |
| useful | useless |
| useless | useful |
| vacant | occupied |
| valley | mountain |
| vertical | horizontal |
| victory | defeat |
| village | town |
| violent | gentle |
| visitor | host |
| voluntary | compulsory |
| vowel | consonant |
| war | peace |
| warm | cool |
| waste | save |
| water | land |
| weak | powerful |
| wealth | poverty |
| wealthy | poor |
| wedding | divorce |
| well | ill |
| west | east |
| wet | dry |
| white | black |
| whole | part |
| wide | narrow |
| wife | husband |
| win | lose |
| winner | loser |
| winter | summer |
| work | rest |
| woman | man |
| women | men |
| worse | better |
| worst | best |
| wrong | right |
| yes | no |
| yesterday | tomorrow |
| young | old |
