English opposites
Word | Opposite | |
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 | |
always | never | |
ancient | modern | |
to agree | to refuse, to argue | |
to allow | to forbid | |
already | not yet | |
always | never | |
amateur | professional | |
to amuse | to bore | |
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 | |
to ask | to answer | |
asleep | awake | |
to attack | to defend | |
attack | defence, protection | |
attic | cellar | |
autumn | spring | |
awake | asleep | |
awful | delicious, nice, pleasant | |
Word | Opposite | |
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 | |
Word | Opposite |
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 (adjective) | hot |
cold (noun) | 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 |
to cry (schreien) | to whisper |
to cry (weinen) | to laugh |
Word | Opposite |
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 |
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 |
Word | Opposite |
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 | 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 |
friend | enemy |
front | rear |
in front of | back, behind |
full | empty |
funny | serious |
future | past, present |
Word | Opposite |
G | |
general | particular, special |
generous | mean |
gentle | violent, rough, strict |
gentleman | lady |
giant | tiny, very little, small |
girl | boy |
to give | to take |
to go | to come, to stop |
good | bad |
good luck | bad luck |
grown-up | child |
guest | host |
guilty | Innocent
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H | |
happiness | sadness |
happy | sad |
handsome | ugly |
hard | easy, soft |
to harvest | to plant |
to hate | to enjoy, to like, to love |
health | disease, illness |
healthy | ill, sick |
heat | cold |
heaven | hell |
heavy | light |
hell | heaven |
here | there |
high | deep |
high | low |
hilly | flat |
to hit | to miss |
hopeful | desperate, hopeless |
hopeless | hopeful |
horizontal | vertical |
host | guest, visitor |
hot | cold |
huge | tiny |
human | animal |
humane | cruel |
humid | dry |
hungry | thirsty |
husband | wife |
I | |
in front of | back, behind |
to ignore | to notice |
ill | healty, well |
to immigrate | to emigrate |
immigration | emigration |
import | export |
in | out |
to include | to exclude |
to increase | to reduce |
innocent | guilty |
inside | outside |
insult | compliment |
intelligent | silly, stupid |
intentional | accidental |
to be interested in | to bore |
interesting | boring, dull |
to interrupt | to continue |
J |
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junior | senior |
K |
|
kind | cruel |
L |
|
lack | abundance, plenty |
lady | gentleman |
to land | to take off |
land | water |
large | small |
last | first |
late | early |
to laugh | to cry |
lazy | active, busy |
to lead | to follow |
to learn | to teach |
to leave | to arrive, to enter |
left | right |
to lend | to borrow |
less | more |
to let | to forbid |
to lie | to stand |
life | death |
light | dark, heavy |
to like | to hate |
liquid | solid |
little | big, large |
little | much |
to live | to die |
long | short |
to lose | to find, to win |
loser | winner |
loud | quiet |
to love | to hate |
lovely | terrible |
low | high |
to lower | to raise |
bad luck | good luck |
good luck | bad luck |
Word | Opposite |
M | |
major | minor |
male | female |
man | woman |
many | few, some |
marriage | divorce |
married | divorced, single |
to marry | to divorce |
master | servant |
maximum | minimum |
mean | generous |
to melt | to freeze |
men | women |
to mend | to break |
mess | order |
midnight | noon |
minimum | maximum |
minor | major |
to miss | to hit, to catch |
moderate | extreme |
modern | ancient, old |
monarchy | republic |
moon | sun |
more | less |
morning | evening |
mountain | valley |
much | little |
N |
|
narrow | broad, wide |
nasty | nice, pleasant |
native | foreigner, stranger |
natural | artificial |
near | distant, far |
negative | affirmative |
nephew | niece |
never | always |
new | ancient, old |
nice | awful, nasty |
niece | nephew |
night | day |
no | yes |
nobody | everybody |
noisy | quiet, silent |
noon | midnight |
none of | al lof |
normal | strange |
north | south |
not yet | already |
nothing | everything |
to notice | to ignore |
now | then |
O | |
occasionally | frequently |
occupied | vacant |
odd | even |
off | on |
often | seldom, sometimes |
old | modern, new, young |
on | off |
to open | to close, to shut |
open | closed, shut |
opponent | supporter |
order | mess |
ordinary | special |
other | same |
out | in |
outside | inside |
outskirts | centre |
over | under |
P |
|
parents | children |
part | whole |
partial | total |
particular | general |
to pass | to fail |
past | future, present |
peace | war |
to permit | to forbid |
to plant | to harvest |
plenty | lack |
pleasant | awful |
polite | rude |
poor | rich, wealthy |
poverty | wealth |
powerful | weak |
presence | absence |
present | past, future |
pretty | ugly |
private | public |
probably | certainly |
professional | amateur |
to protect | to attack |
protection | attack |
public | private |
to pull | to push |
pupil | teacher |
to push | to pull |
Q | |
question | answer |
quick | slow |
quiet | loud, noisy |
R | |
to raise | to lower |
rainy | sunny |
rear | front |
to receive | to send |
to reduce | to increase |
to refuse | to agree, to accept |
regret | satisfaction |
to remember | to forget |
to repair | to damage |
to reply | to ask |
reply | question |
republic | dictatorship, monarchy |
to rest | to work |
rich | poor |
right | left, wrong |
to rise | to sink |
rough | gentle, smooth, soft |
rude | polite |
rural | urban |
S | |
sad | happy |
sadness | happiness |
safe | dangerous |
safety | danger |
salt | sugar |
(the) same | different, the other |
satisfaction | regret |
to satisfy | to annoy |
to save | to spend, to waste |
to scream | to whisper |
security | danger |
seldom | often |
to sell | to buy |
to send | to receive, to save |
to sit | to stand |
senior | junior |
to separate | to connect, to unite |
serious | funny |
servant | master |
to set free | to arrest |
shallow | deep |
sharp | blunt |
shelter | exposure |
short | long, tall |
to shout | to whisper |
to shut | to open |
sick | healthy |
silent | noisy |
silly | intelligent |
simple | complicated |
to sink | to rise |
single | married |
sister | brother |
slim | fat |
slow | fast, quick |
small | big, large, tall |
smooth | rough |
soft | hard, rough |
solid | liquid |
some | many |
sometimes | often |
son | daughter |
soul | body |
sour | sweet |
south | north |
special | general, ordinary |
spring | autumn |
to stand | to sit |
to start | to stop |
start | finish, end, stop |
to stop | to start, to go |
to stand | to lie |
strange | normal |
stranger | native |
strict | gentle |
strong | weak |
student | teacher |
stupid | clever, intelligent |
suburb | centre |
to succeed | to fail |
success | failure |
to subtract | to add |
sugar | salt |
summer | winter |
sun | moon |
sunny | cloudy, rainy |
supporter | opponent |
to suspect | to trust |
sweet | bitter, sour |
synonym | antonym |
T |
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to take | to give |
to take off | to land |
tall | small, short |
to teach | to learn |
teacher | pupil, student |
then | now |
terrible | lovely |
there | here |
thick | thin |
thin | thick, fat |
thirsty | hungry |
to throw | to catch |
tight | loose |
tiny | giant, huge |
together | apart |
tomorrow | yesterday |
top | bottom |
total | partial |
town | village |
tragedy | comedy |
true | false |
to trust | to suspect |
U |
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ugliness | beauty |
ugly | beautiful, handsome (boys), pretty (girls) |
under | over |
to unite | to divide, to separate |
unity | division |
up | down |
upstairs | downstairs |
urban | rural |
useful | useless |
useless | useful |
V |
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vacant | occupied |
valley | mountain |
vertical | horizontal |
victory | defeat |
village | town |
violent | gentle |
visitor | host |
voluntary | compulsory |
vowel | consonant |
W | |
war | peace |
warm | cool |
to waste | to save |
water | land |
weak | powerful, strong |
wealth | poverty |
wealthy | poor |
wedding | divorce |
well | ill |
west | east |
wet | dry |
to whisper | to scream, to shout |
white | black |
whole | part |
wide | narrow |
wife | husband |
to win | to lose |
winner | loser |
winter | summer |
to work | to rest |
woman | man |
women | men |
worse | better |
worst | best |
wrong | correct, right |
Y |
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yes | no |
yesterday | tomorrow |
young | old |

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