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Here you will find a table of words and their opposites. Opposites formed by prefixes (dis-, ex-, im-, in-, irr-, un- etc.) are not listed here.
Technical and geographical words are listed only in a very small amount because of clarity.
Word | Opposite |
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A | |
about | exactly |
above | below |
absence | presence |
abundance | lack |
to accept | to refuse |
accidental | intentional |
active | lazy |
to add | to subtract |
to admit | to deny |
adult | child |
advanced | elementary |
affirmative | negative |
afraid | brave |
after | before |
against | for |
alike | different |
alive | dead |
all | none |
to allow | to forbid |
already | not yet |
always | never |
ancient | modern |
ancestor | descendant |
to agree | to refuse, to argue |
amateur | professional |
to amuse | to bore |
ancestor | descendant |
angel | devil |
animal | human |
to annoy | to satisfy |
to answer | to ask |
answer | question |
antonym | synonym |
apart | together |
approximately | exactly |
to argue | to agree |
to arrest | to free, to set free |
arrival | departure |
to arrive | to depart, to leave |
artificial | natural |
ascent | descent |
to ask | to answer |
asleep | awake |
to attack | to defend |
attack | defence, protection |
attic | cellar |
autumn | spring |
awake | asleep |
awful | delicious, nice, pleasant |
B | |
back | in front of |
background | foreground |
backward | forward |
bad | good |
bad luck | fortune, good luck |
beauty | ugliness |
before | after |
to begin | to end, to stop, to finish |
beginning | end, ending |
behind | in front of |
below | above |
best | worst |
better | worse |
beautiful | ugly |
big | small, little |
birth | death |
bitter | sweet |
black | white |
blunt | sharp |
body | soul |
to bore | to amuse, to be interested in |
boring | exciting, interesting |
to borrow | to lend |
bottom | top |
boy | girl |
brave | cowardly, afraid |
to break | to mend, to fix |
broad | narrow |
brother | sister |
to build | to destroy |
busy | lazy |
to buy | to sell |
C | |
calm | excited |
careful | careless |
careless | careful |
to catch | to miss, to throw |
ceiling | floor |
cellar | attic |
centre | outskirts, suburb |
certainly | probably |
changeable | constant |
cheap | expensive |
child | adult, grown-up |
children | parents |
clean | dirty |
clear | cloudy |
clever | stupid |
to close | to open |
closed | open |
cloudy | clear, sunny, bright |
cold (kalt) | hot |
cold (Kälte) | heat |
to come | to go |
comedy | drama, tragedy |
complicated | simple |
compliment | insult |
compulsory | voluntary |
to connect | to separate |
consonant | vowel |
constant | changeable |
construction | destruction |
to continue | to interrupt |
cool | warm |
correct | false, wrong |
courage | fear |
courageous | cowardly |
cowardly | brave, courageous |
to create | to destroy |
cruel | human, kind |
humane | |
to cry (schreien) | to whisper |
to cry (weinen) | to laugh |
D | |
to damage | to repair |
danger | security, safety |
dangerous | safe |
dark | light |
daughter | son |
dawn | dusk |
day | night |
dead | alive |
death | birth, life |
deep | shallow |
defeat | victory |
defence | attack |
to defend | to attack |
delicious | awful |
to deny | to admit |
to depart | to arrive |
departure | arrival |
descendant | ancestor |
descent | ascent |
desperate | hopeful |
to destroy | to build, to create, to form |
destruction | construction |
devil | angel |
dictatorship | republic |
to die | to live |
different | alike, equal, the same |
difficult | easy |
dirty | clean |
disease | health |
distant | near |
to divide | to unite |
division | unity |
to divorce | to marry |
divorce | marriage, wedding |
divorced | married |
domestic | foreign |
down | up |
downstairs | upstairs |
drama | comedy |
dry | humid, wet |
dull | interesting |
dusk | dawn |
E | |
early | late |
east | west |
easy | difficult, hard |
elementary | advanced |
to emigrate | to immigrate |
emigration | immigration |
empty | full |
to end | to begin |
end | beginning |
ending | beginning |
enemy | friend |
to enjoy | to hate |
to enter | to leave |
entrance | exit |
equal | different |
even (Zahlen) | odd |
evening | morning |
everybody | nobody |
everything | nothing |
exactly | about, approximately |
excited | calm |
exciting | boring |
to exclude | to include |
exit | entrance |
expensive | cheap |
export | import |
exposure | shelter |
extreme | moderate |
F | |
to fail | to succeed, to pass |
failure | success |
false | correct, true |
far | near |
fast | slow |
fat | slim, thin |
fear | courage |
female | male |
few | many |
final | first |
to find | to lose |
to finish | to begin |
finish | start |
first | final, last |
to fix | to break |
flat | hilly |
floor | ceiling |
to follow | to lead |
to forbid | to allow, to let, to permit |
for | against |
foreground | background |
foreign | domestic |
foreigner | native |
to forget | to remember |
to form | to destroy |
fortune | bad luck |
forward | backward |
to free | to arrest |
to freeze | to melt |
frequently | occasionally |
fresh | old/stale |
friend | enemy |
front | rear |
in front of | back, behind |
full | empty |
funny | serious |
future | past, present |
Thanks to Alina, Elisabeth and Friedrich.
English Opposite Words For KIDS, Antonym words list for students, vocabulary for kids;
Laugh | Cry |
Even | Odd |
Hot | Cold |
Light | Dark |
Opposite | Same |
Far | Near |
Give | Take |
Night | Day |
Import | Export |
Hard | Easy |
Never | Always |
Late | Early |
Less | More |
Male | Female |
Happiness | Sadness |
Fast | Slow |
Old | Young |
Boy | Girl |
Up | Down |
Left | Right |
Rich | Poor |
Love | Hate |
Inside | Outside |
Bad | Good |
Short | Tall |
Huge | Tiny |
Normal | Strange |
Little | Much |
In | Out |
Hot | Cold |
Soft | Hard |
Stop | Move |
Begin | Finish |
Visible | Invisible |
Alive | Death |
North | South |
Clever | Stupid |
Before | After |
Sweet | Sour |
Increase | Reduce |
Close | Open |
Man | Woman |
Difficult | Easy |
Full | Empty |
Let | Forbit |
Dim | Bright |
Melt | Freeze |
Child | Adult |
Brief | Long |
On | Off |
Amateur | Professional |
Liquid | Solid |
Borrow | Lend |
Ally | Enemy |
Start | Finish |
Powerful | Weak |
Natural | Artificial |
Thick | Thin |
Wet | Dry |
Far | Near |
Serious | Funny |
Sunny | Cloudy |
Cheap | Expensive |
Regular | Irregular |
Kind | Cruel |
Awake | Asleep |
Combine | Seperate |
Wide | Narrow |
Heavy | Light |
Deep | Swallow |
Safe | Dangerous |
Total | Partial |
Here | There |
Never | Always |
Tight | Loose |
Opposite Adjectives: List Of Opposites Of Adjectives With ...
Top | Bottom |
Unity | Division |
Single | Married |
Smooth | Rough |
Special | General |
Summer | Winter |
Teach | Learn |
Maximum | Minimum |
Modern | Ancient |
Noisy | Quiet |
Other | Same |
Polite | Rude |
Pretty | Ugly |
Push | Pull |
Ask | Reply |
High | Low |
Include | Exclude |
Interesting | Boring |
Many | Few |
Useful | Useless |
Huge | Tiny |
Visitor | Host |
Sister | Brother |
Sit | Stand |
Suburb | Centre |
Supporter | Opponent |
Major | Minor |
Mess | Order |
Narrow | Broad |
Not yet | Ready |
Peace | War |
Poverty | Wealth |
Public | Private |
Regret | Satisfaction |
Opposites - EnchantedLearning.com
Remember | Forget |
Humid | Dry |
Junior | Senior |