practice opposite words

1000 Opposite Words in English

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 – defence

attic – cellar

autumn – spring

awake – asleep

awful – nice

back – in front of

background – foreground

backward – forward

bad – good

bad luck – fortune

beauty – ugliness

before – after

begin – end

beginning – end

behind – in front of

below – above

best – worst

 

better – worse

beautiful – ugly

big – small

birth – death

bitter – sweet

black – white

blunt – sharp

body – soul

bore – amuse

boring – exciting

borrow – lend

bottom – top

boy – girl

brave – cowardly

break – fix

broad – narrow

brother – sister

build – destroy

busy – lazy

buy – sell

calm – excited

careful – careless

careless – careful

catch – miss

ceiling – floor

cellar – attic

centre – outskirts

certainly – probably

changeable – constant

cheap – expensive

child – adult

children – parents

clean – dirty

clear – cloudy

clever – stupid

close – open

closed – open

cloudy – clear

cold – hot

cold – heat

come – go

comedy – drama

complicated – simple

compliment – insult

compulsory – voluntary

connect – separate

consonant – vowel

constant – changeable

construction – destruction

continue – interrupt

cool – warm

correct – wrong

courage – fear

courageous – cowardly

cowardly – brave

create – destroy

cruel – human

cry – whisper

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 – marriage

divorced – married

domestic – foreign

down – up

downstairs – upstairs

drama – comedy

dry – humid

dull – interesting

dusk – dawn

early – late

east – west

easy – difficult

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

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 – final

fix – break

flat – hilly

floor – ceiling

follow – lead

forbid – allow

for – against

foreground – background

foreign – domestic

foreigner – native

forget – remember

form – 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 – particular

generous – mean

gentle – violent

gentleman – lady

giant – tiny

girl – boy

give – take

go – come

good – bad

grown-up – child

guest – host

guilty – innocent

happiness – sadness

happy – sad

handsome – ugly

hard – easy

harvest – plant

hate – enjoy

health – disease

healthy – ill

heat – cold

heaven – hell

heavy – light

hell – heaven

here – there

high – deep

high – low

hilly – flat

hit – miss

hopeful – desperate

hopeless – hopeful

horizontal – vertical

host – guest

hot – cold

huge – tiny

human – animal

humane – cruel

humid – dry

hungry – thirsty

husband – wife

in front of – back

ignore – notice

ill – healty

immigrate – emigrate

immigration – emigration

import – export

in – out

include – exclude

increase – reduce

innocent – guilty

inside – outside

insult – compliment

intelligent – silly

intentional – accidental

be interested in – bore

interesting – boring

interrupt – continue

junior – senior

kind – cruel

lack – abundance

lady – gentleman

land – take off

land – water

large – small

last – first

late – early

laugh – cry

lazy – active

lead – follow

learn – teach

leave – arrive

left – right

lend – borrow

less – more

let – forbid

lie – stand

life – death

light – dark

light – heavy

like – hate

liquid – solid

little – big

little – much

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

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

miss – catch

moderate – extreme

modern – ancient

monarchy – republic

moon – sun

more – less

morning – evening

mountain – valley

much – little

narrow – broad

nasty – nice

native – foreigner

natural – artificial

near – distant

negative – affirmative

nephew – niece

never – always

new – ancient

nice – awful

niece – nephew

night – day

no – yes

nobody – everybody

noisy – quiet

noon – midnight

none of – al lof

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 – closed

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

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 – loud

raise – lower

rainy – sunny

rear – front

receive – send

reduce – increase

refuse – agree

regret – satisfaction

remember – forget

repair – damage

reply – ask

reply – question

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 – spend

scream – whisper

security – danger

seldom – often

sell – buy

send – receive

senior – junior

separate – connect

serious – funny

servant – master

set free – arrest

shallow – deep

sharp – blunt

shelter – exposure

short – long

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 – general

spring – autumn

stand – sit

start – stop

start – finish

stop – start

stand – lie

strange – normal

stranger – native

strict – gentle

strong – weak

student – teacher

stupid – clever

suburb – centre

succeed – fail

success – failure

subtract – add

sugar – salt

summer – winter

sun – moon

sunny – cloudy

supporter – opponent

suspect – trust

sweet – bitter

synonym – antonym

take – give

take off – land

tall – small

teach – learn

teacher – pupil

then – now

terrible – lovely

there – here

thick – thin

thin – thick

thirsty – hungry

throw – catch

tight – loose

tiny – giant

together – apart

tomorrow – yesterday

top – bottom

total – partial

town – village

tragedy – comedy

true – false

trust – 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

whisper – scream

white – black

whole – part

wide – narrow

wife – husband

win – lose

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