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Learn most common 1000 Opposite words or Antonyms list in English which will help you a lot to learning English. You can also check our 30 common opposite Words in English.
Opposite Words list 01
| Below | Above | |
| Presence | Absence | |
| Lack | Abundance | |
| Intentional | Accidental | |
| Lazy | Active | |
| Subtract | Add | |
| Deny | Admit | |
| Child | Adult | |
| Elementary | Advanced | |
| Negative | Affirmative | |
| Before | After | |
| For | Against | |
| Argue | Agree | |
| Refuse | Agree | |
| None of | A lot of |
| Different | Alike | |
| Dead | Alive | |
| Forbid | Allow | |
| Not yet | Already | |
| Never | Always | |
| Professional | Amateur | |
| Bore | Amuse | |
| Descendant | Ancestor | |
| Modern | Ancient | |
| New | Ancient | |
| Devil | Angel | |
| Human | Animal | |
| Satisfy | Annoy | |
| Ask | Answer | |
| Question | Answer |
Opposite Words list 02
| Synonym | Antonym | |
| Together | Apart | |
| Exactly | Approximately | |
| Free | Arrest | |
| Set free | Arrest | |
| Departure | Arrival | |
| Depart | Arrive | |
| Leave | Arrive | |
| Natural | Artificial | |
| Descent | Ascent | |
| Answer | Ask | |
| Reply | Ask | |
| Awake | Asleep | |
| Defence | Attack | |
| Defend | Attack |
| Protect | Attack | |
| Protection | Attack | |
| Cellar | Attic | |
| Spring | Autumn | |
| Asleep | Awake | |
| Delicious | Awful | |
| Nice | Awful | |
| Pleasant | Awful | |
| In front of | Back | |
| In front of | Back | |
| Foreground | Background | |
| Forward | Backward | |
| Good | Bad | |
| Fortune | Bad luck | |
| Good luck | Bad luck |
Opposite Words list 03
| Sell | Buy | |
| Excited | Calm | |
| Careless | Careful | |
| Careful | Careless | |
| Miss | Catch | |
| Throw | Catch | |
| Floor | Ceiling | |
| Attic | Cellar | |
| Outskirts | Centre | |
| Suburb | Centre | |
| Probably | Certainly | |
| Constant | Changeable | |
| Expensive | Cheap | |
| Adult | Child | |
| Grownup | Child |
| Parents | Children | |
| Dirty | Clean | |
| Cloudy | Clear | |
| Stupid | Clever | |
| Open | Closed | |
| Open | Closed | |
| Clear | Cloudy | |
| Sunny | Cloudy | |
| Heat | Cold | |
| Hot | Cold | |
| Go | Come | |
| Drama | Comedy | |
| Tragedy | Comedy | |
| Simple | Complicated | |
| Insult | Compliment |
Opposite Words list 04
| Voluntary | Compulsory | |
| Separate | Connect | |
| Vowel | Consonant | |
| Changeable | Constant | |
| Destruction | Construction | |
| Interrupt | Continue | |
| Warm | Cool | |
| Wrong | Correct | |
| Fear | Courage | |
| Brave | Cowardly | |
| Courageous | Cowardly | |
| Humane | Cruel | |
| Kind | Cruel | |
| Laugh | Cry | |
| Repair | Damage |
| Safety | Danger | |
| Security | Danger | |
| Safe | Dangerous | |
| Light | Dark | |
| Son | Daughter | |
| Dusk | Dawn | |
| Night | Day | |
| Alive | Dead | |
| Birth | Death | |
| Life | Death | |
| High | Deep | |
| Shallow | Deep | |
| Victory | Defeat | |
| Attack | Defence | |
| Attack | Defend |
Opposite Words list 05
| Admit | Deny | |
| Arrive | Depart | |
| Arrival | Departure | |
| Ancestor | Descendant | |
| Ancestor | Descendant | |
| Ascent | Descent | |
| Hopeful | Desperate | |
| Build | Destroy | |
| Create | Destroy | |
| Form | Destroy | |
| Construction | Destruction | |
| Angel | Devil | |
| Republic | Dictatorship | |
| Live | Die | |
| Alike | Different |
| Equal | Different | |
| Same | Different | |
| Easy | Difficult | |
| Clean | Dirty | |
| Health | Disease | |
| Near | Distant | |
| Unite | Divide | |
| Unity | Division | |
| Marriage | Divorce | |
| Marry | Divorce | |
| Wedding | Divorce | |
| Married | Divorced | |
| Foreign | Domestic | |
| Up | Down | |
| Upstairs | Downstairs |
Opposite Words list 06
| Comedy | Drama | |
| Humid | Dry | |
| Wet | Dry | |
| Dawn | Dusk | |
| Late | Early | |
| West | East | |
| Difficult | Easy | |
| Hard | Easy | |
| Advanced | Elementary | |
| Immigrate | Emigrate | |
| Immigration | Emigration | |
| Full | Empty | |
| Begin | End | |
| Beginning | End | |
| Friend | Enemy |
| Hate | Enjoy | |
| Exit | Entrance | |
| Odd | Even | |
| Morning | Evening | |
| Nobody | Everybody | |
| Nothing | Everything | |
| About | Exactly | |
| Approximately | Exactly | |
| Calm | Excited | |
| Boring | Exciting | |
| Include | Exclude | |
| Entrance | Exit | |
| Cheap | Expensive | |
| Import | Export | |
| Shelter | Exposure |
Opposite Words list 07
| Moderate | Extreme | |
| Pass | Fail | |
| Succeed | Fail | |
| Success | Failure | |
| Slow | Fast | |
| Slim | Fat | |
| Courage | Fear | |
| Male | Female | |
| Many | Few | |
| First | Final | |
| Start | Finish | |
| Final | First | |
| Last | First | |
| Break | Fix | |
| Hilly | Flat | |
| Ceiling | Floor | |
| Lead | Follow | |
| Against | For | |
| Allow | Forbid | |
| Let | Forbid |
| Permit | Forbid | |
| Background | Foreground | |
| Domestic | Foreign | |
| Native | Foreigner | |
| Remember | Forget | |
| Bad luck | Fortune | |
| Backward | Forward | |
| Arrest | Free | |
| Melt | Freeze | |
| Occasionally | Frequently | |
| Enemy | Friend | |
| Rear | Front | |
| Empty | Full | |
| Serious | Funny | |
| Past | Future | |
| Particular | General | |
| Special | General | |
| Mean | Generous | |
| Rough | Gentle | |
| Strict | Gentle |
Opposite Words list 08
| Violent | Gentle | |
| Lady | Gentleman | |
| Tiny | Giant | |
| Boy | Girl | |
| Take | Give | |
| Come | Go | |
| Bad | Good | |
| Bad luck | Good luck | |
| Host | Guest | |
| Innocent | Guilty | |
| Sadness | Happiness | |
| Sad | Happy | |
| Soft | Hard | |
| Plant | Harvest | |
| Enjoy | Hate | |
| Like | Hate | |
| Love | Hate | |
| Disease | Health | |
| Sick | Healthy | |
| Ill | Healty | |
| Cold | Heat | |
| Hell | Heaven | |
| Light | Heavy | |
| Heaven | Hell | |
| There | Here | |
| Low | High | |
| Flat | Hilly | |
| Miss | Hit | |
| Desperate | Hopeful | |
| Hopeless | Hopeful |
| Vertical | Horizontal | |
| Guest | Host | |
| Visitor | Host | |
| Cold | Hot | |
| Animal | Human | |
| Cruel | Human | |
| Dry | Humid | |
| Thirsty | Hungry | |
| Wife | Husband | |
| Notice | Ignore | |
| Healthy | Ill | |
| Well | Ill | |
| Emigrate | Immigrate | |
| Emigration | Immigration | |
| Export | Import | |
| Out | In | |
| Back | In front of | |
| Behind | In front of | |
| Exclude | Include | |
| Reduce | Increase | |
| Guilty | Innocent | |
| Outside | Inside | |
| Compliment | Insult | |
| Silly | Intelligent | |
| Accidental | Intentional | |
| Dull | Interesting | |
| Continue | Interrupt | |
| Senior | Junior | |
| Abundance | Lack | |
| Plenty | Lack |
Opposite Words list 09
| Gentleman | Lady | |
| Take off | Land | |
| Water | Land | |
| Early | Late | |
| Cry | Laugh | |
| Active | Lazy | |
| Busy | Lazy | |
| Follow | Lead | |
| Teach | Learn | |
| Enter | Leave | |
| Right | Left | |
| Borrow | Lend | |
| More | Less | |
| Stand | Lie | |
| Dark | Light | |
| Heavy | Light | |
| Solid | Liquid | |
| Much | Little | |
| Die | Live | |
| Short | Long |
| Tight | Loose | |
| Find | Lose | |
| Win | Lose | |
| Winner | Loser | |
| Quiet | Loud | |
| Terrible | Lovely | |
| High | Low | |
| Raise | Lower | |
| Minor | Major | |
| Female | Male | |
| Woman | Man | |
| Few | Many | |
| Some | Many | |
| Divorce | Marriage | |
| Divorced | Married | |
| Single | Married | |
| Divorce | Marry | |
| Servant | Master | |
| Minimum | Maximum | |
| Generous | Mean |
Opposite Words list 10
| Freeze | Melt | |
| Women | Men | |
| Order | Mess | |
| Noon | Midnight | |
| Maximum | Minimum | |
| Major | Minor | |
| Catch | Miss | |
| Hit | Miss | |
| Extreme | Moderate | |
| Ancient | Modern | |
| Old | Modern | |
| Sun | Moon | |
| Less | More | |
| Evening | Morning | |
| Valley | Mountain | |
| Little | Much | |
| Broad | Narrow | |
| Wide | Narrow | |
| Foreigner | Native | |
| Stranger | Native | |
| Artificial | Natural | |
| Distant | Near | |
| Far | Near | |
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Niece | Nephew | |
| Always | Never | |
| Awful | Nice | |
| Nasty | Nice | |
| Nephew | Niece | |
| Day | Night |
| Yes | No | |
| Everybody | Nobody | |
| Silent | Noisy | |
| All | None | |
| Midnight | Noon | |
| Strange | Normal | |
| South | North | |
| Already | Not yet | |
| Everything | Nothing | |
| Ignore | Notice | |
| Then | Now | |
| Frequently | Occasionally | |
| Vacant | Occupied | |
| Even | Odd | |
| On | Off | |
| Seldom | Often | |
| Sometimes | Often | |
| Young | Old | |
| Fresh | Old/stale | |
| Off | On | |
| Close | Open | |
| Closed | Open | |
| Shut | Open | |
| Supporter | Opponent | |
| Mess | Order | |
| In | Out | |
| Inside | Outside | |
| Centre | Outskirts | |
| Under | Over | |
| Children | Parents |
Opposite Words list 11
| Whole | Part | |
| Total | Partial | |
| General | Particular | |
| Future | Past | |
| Present | Past | |
| War | Peace | |
| Harvest | Plant | |
| Rude | Polite | |
| Rich | Poor | |
| Wealthy | Poor | |
| Wealth | Poverty | |
| Weak | Powerful | |
| Absence | Presence | |
| Public | Private | |
| Certainly | Probably | |
| Amateur | Professional | |
| Private | Public | |
| Push | Pull | |
| Teacher | Pupil | |
| Pull | Push |
| Answer | Question | |
| Reply | Question | |
| Loud | Quiet | |
| Noisy | Quiet | |
| Lower | Raise | |
| Front | Rear | |
| Send | Receive | |
| Increase | Reduce | |
| Accept | Refuse | |
| Agree | Refuse | |
| Satisfaction | Regret | |
| Forget | Remember | |
| Damage | Repair | |
| Dictatorship | Republic | |
| Monarchy | Republic | |
| Work | Rest | |
| Poor | Rich | |
| Left | Right | |
| Sink | Rise | |
| Smooth | Rough |
Opposite Words list 12
| Polite | Rude | |
| Urban | Rural | |
| Happy | Sad | |
| Happiness | Sadness | |
| Dangerous | Safe | |
| Sugar | Salt | |
| Other | Same | |
| Regret | Satisfaction | |
| Annoy | Satisfy | |
| Waste | Save | |
| Whisper | Scream | |
| Danger | Security | |
| Often | Seldom | |
| Buy | Sell | |
| Receive | Send | |
| Junior | Senior | |
| Connect | Separate | |
| Funny | Serious | |
| Master | Servant | |
| Deep | Shallow | |
| Blunt | Sharp | |
| Exposure | Shelter | |
| Long | Short | |
| Intelligent | Silly | |
| Complicated | Simple | |
| Rise | Sink | |
| Brother | Sister | |
| Stand | Sit | |
| Fat | Slim | |
| Fast | Slow |
| Quick | Slow | |
| Big | Small | |
| Large | Small | |
| Tall | Small | |
| Rough | Smooth | |
| Liquid | Solid | |
| Daughter | Son | |
| Body | Soul | |
| North | South | |
| Ordinary | Special | |
| Save | Spend | |
| Autumn | Spring | |
| Lie | Stand | |
| Sit | Stand | |
| Finish | Start | |
| Stop | Start | |
| Start | Stop | |
| Normal | Strange | |
| Clever | Stupid | |
| Add | Subtract | |
| Fail | Succeed | |
| Failure | Success | |
| Salt | Sugar | |
| Winter | Summer | |
| Moon | Sun | |
| Rainy | Sunny | |
| Opponent | Supporter | |
| Trust | Suspect | |
| Bitter | Sweet | |
| Sour | Sweet |
Opposite Words list 13
| Antonym | Synonym | |
| Give | Take | |
| Land | Take off | |
| Learn | Teach | |
| Pupil | Teacher | |
| Student | Teacher | |
| Lovely | Terrible | |
| Now | Then | |
| Here | There | |
| Thin | Thick | |
| Thick | Thin | |
| Hungry | Thirsty | |
| Giant | Tiny | |
| Huge | Tiny | |
| Apart | Together | |
| Yesterday | Tomorrow | |
| Bottom | Top | |
| Partial | Total | |
| Village | Town | |
| Suspect | Trust | |
| Beauty | Ugliness | |
| Beautiful | Ugly | |
| Handsome | Ugly | |
| Pretty | Ugly | |
| Over | Under | |
| Divide | Unite | |
| Division | Unity | |
| Down | Up | |
| Downstairs | Upstairs | |
| Rural | Urban |
| Useless | Useful | |
| Useful | Useless | |
| Occupied | Vacant | |
| Mountain | Valley | |
| Horizontal | Vertical | |
| Defeat | Victory | |
| Town | Village | |
| Gentle | Violent | |
| Compulsory | Voluntary | |
| Consonant | Vowel | |
| Peace | War | |
| Cool | Warm | |
| Land | Water | |
| Powerful | Weak | |
| Strong | Weak | |
| Poverty | Wealth | |
| East | West | |
| Cry | Whisper | |
| Scream | Whisper | |
| Shout | Whisper | |
| Black | White | |
| Part | Whole | |
| Husband | Wife | |
| Lose | Win | |
| Loser | Winner | |
| Summer | Winter | |
| Man | Woman | |
| Men | Women | |
| Rest | Work | |
| Better | Worse |
