500 Most Common Opposite Words:
| 1 | About | – exactly |
| 2 | Above | – below |
| 3 | Absence | – presence |
| 4 | Abundance | – lack |
| 5 | Accept | – refuse |
| 6 | Accidental | – intentional |
| 7 | Active | – lazy |
| 8 | Add | – subtract |
| 9 | Admit | – deny |
| 10 | Adult | – child |
| 11 | Advanced | – elementary |
| 12 | Affirmative | – negative |
| 13 | Afraid | – brave |
| 14 | After | – before |
| 15 | Against | – for |
| 16 | Agree | – refuse |
| 17 | Alike | – different |
| 18 | Alive | – dead |
| 19 | All | – none |
| 20 | Allow | – forbid |
| 21 | Already | – not yet |
| 22 | Always | – never |
| 23 | Amateur | – professional |
| 24 | Amuse | – bore |
| 25 | Ancestor | – descendant |
| 26 | Ancestor | – descendant |
| 27 | Ancient | – modern |
| 28 | Angel | – devil |
| 29 | Animal | – human |
| 30 | Annoy | – satisfy |
| 31 | Answer | – ask |
| 32 | Answer | – question |
| 33 | Antonym | – synonym |
| 34 | Apart | – together |
| 35 | Approximately | – exactly |
| 36 | Argue | – agree |
| 37 | Arrival | – departure |
| 38 | Arrive | – depart |
| 39 | Artificial | – natural |
| 40 | Ascent | – descent |
| 41 | Ask | – answer |
| 42 | Asleep | – awake |
| 43 | Attack | – defend |
| 44 | Attack | – defense |
| 45 | Attic | – cellar |
| 46 | Autumn | – spring |
| 47 | Awake | – asleep |
| 48 | Awful | – nice |
| 49 | Back | – in front of |
| 50 | Background | – foreground |
| 51 | Backward | – forward |
| 52 | Bad | – good |
| 53 | Bad luck | – fortune |
| 54 | Bad luck | – good luck |
| 55 | Be interested in | – bore |
| 56 | Beautiful | – ugly |
| 57 | Beauty | – ugliness |
| 58 | Before | – after |
| 59 | Begin | – end |
| 60 | Beginning | – end |
| 61 | Behind | – in front of |
| 62 | Below | – above |
| 63 | Best | – worst |
| 64 | Better | – worse |
| 65 | Big | – small |
| 66 | Birth | – death |
| 67 | Bitter | – sweet |
| 68 | Black | – white |
| 69 | Blunt | – sharp |
| 70 | Body | – soul |
| 71 | Bore | – amuse |
| 72 | Boring | – exciting |
| 73 | Borrow | – lend |
| 74 | Bottom | – top |
| 75 | Boy | – girl |
| 76 | Brave | – cowardly |
| 77 | Break | – fix |
| 78 | Broad | – narrow |
| 79 | Brother | – sister |
| 80 | Build | – destroy |
| 81 | Busy | – lazy |
| 82 | Buy | – sell |
| 83 | Calm | – excited |
| 84 | Careful | – careless |
| 85 | Careless | – careful |
| 86 | Catch | – miss |
| 87 | Ceiling | – floor |
| 88 | Cellar | – attic |
| 89 | Centre | – outskirts |
| 90 | Certainly | – probably |
Antonym Words List in English
500 Most Common Opposite Words:
| 91 | Changeable | – constant |
| 92 | Cheap | – expensive |
| 93 | Child | – adult |
| 94 | Children | – parents |
| 95 | Clean | – dirty |
| 96 | Clear | – cloudy |
| 97 | Clever | – stupid |
| 98 | Close | – open |
| 99 | Closed | – open |
| 100 | Cloudy | – clear |
| 101 | Cold | – heat |
| 102 | Cold | – hot |
| 103 | Come | – go |
| 104 | Comedy | – drama |
| 105 | Complicated | – simple |
| 106 | Compliment | – insult |
| 107 | Compulsory | – voluntary |
| 108 | Connect | – separate |
| 109 | Consonant | – vowel |
| 110 | Constant | – changeable |
| 111 | Construction | – destruction |
| 112 | Continue | – interrupt |
| 113 | Cool | – warm |
| 114 | Correct | – wrong |
| 115 | Courage | – fear |
| 116 | Courageous | – cowardly |
| 117 | Cowardly | – brave |
| 118 | Create | – destroy |
| 119 | Cruel | – human |
| 120 | Cry | – laugh |
| 121 | Cry | – whisper |
| 122 | Damage | – repair |
| 123 | Danger | – security |
| 124 | Dangerous | – safe |
| 125 | Dark | – light |
| 126 | Daughter | – son |
| 127 | Dawn | – dusk |
| 128 | Day | – night |
| 129 | Dead | – alive |
| 130 | Death | – birth |
| 131 | Deep | – shallow |
| 132 | Defeat | – victory |
| 133 | Defence | – attack |
| 134 | Defend | – attack |
| 135 | Delicious | – awful |
| 136 | Deny | – admit |
| 137 | Depart | – arrive |
| 138 | Departure | – arrival |
| 139 | Descendant | – ancestor |
| 140 | Descent | – ascent |
| 141 | Desperate | – hopeful |
| 142 | Destroy | – build |
| 143 | Destruction | – construction |
| 144 | Devil | – angel |
| 145 | Dictatorship | – republic |
| 146 | Die | – live |
| 147 | Different | – alike |
| 148 | Difficult | – easy |
| 149 | Dirty | – clean |
| 150 | Disease | – health |
| 151 | Distant | – near |
| 152 | Divide | – unite |
| 153 | Division | – unity |
| 154 | Divorce | – marriage |
| 155 | Divorce | – marry |
| 156 | Divorced | – married |
| 157 | Domestic | – foreign |
| 158 | Down | – up |
| 159 | Downstairs | – upstairs |
| 160 | Drama | – comedy |
| 161 | Dry | – humid |
| 162 | Dull | – interesting |
| 163 | Dusk | – dawn |
| 164 | Early | – late |
| 165 | East | – west |
| 166 | Easy | – difficult |
| 167 | Elementary | – advanced |
| 168 | Emigrate | – immigrate |
| 169 | Emigration | – immigration |
| 170 | Empty | – full |
| 171 | End | – begin |
| 172 | End | – beginning |
| 173 | Ending | – beginning |
| 174 | Enemy | – friend |
| 175 | Enjoy | – hate |
| 176 | Enter | – leave |
| 177 | Entrance | – exit |
| 178 | Equal | – different |
| 179 | Even | – odd |
| 180 | Evening | – morning |
Opposite Words in English
500 Most Common Opposite Words:
| 181 | Everybody | – nobody |
| 182 | Everything | – nothing |
| 183 | Exactly | – approximately |
| 184 | Excited | – calm |
| 185 | Exciting | – boring |
| 186 | Exclude | – include |
| 187 | Exit | – entrance |
| 188 | Expensive | – cheap |
| 189 | Export | – import |
| 190 | Exposure | – shelter |
| 191 | Extreme | – moderate |
| 192 | Fail | – succeed |
| 193 | Failure | – success |
| 194 | False | – true |
| 195 | Far | – near |
| 196 | Fast | – slow |
| 197 | Fat | – slim |
| 198 | Fear | – courage |
| 199 | Female | – male |
| 200 | Few | – many |
| 201 | Final | – first |
| 202 | Find | – lose |
| 203 | Finish | – begin |
| 204 | Finish | – start |
| 205 | First | – final |
| 206 | Fix | – break |
| 207 | Flat | – hilly |
| 208 | Floor | – ceiling |
| 209 | Follow | – lead |
| 210 | For | – against |
| 211 | Forbid | – allow |
| 212 | Foreground | – background |
| 213 | Foreign | – domestic |
| 214 | Foreigner | – native |
| 215 | Forget | – remember |
| 216 | Form | – destroy |
| 217 | Fortune | – bad luck |
| 218 | Forward | – backward |
| 219 | Free | – arrest |
| 220 | Freeze | – melt |
| 221 | Frequently | – occasionally |
| 222 | Fresh | – old/stale |
| 223 | Friend | – enemy |
| 224 | Front | – rear |
| 225 | Full | – empty |
| 226 | Funny | – serious |
| 227 | Future | – past |
| 228 | General | – particular |
| 229 | Generous | – mean |
| 230 | Gentle | – violent |
| 231 | Gentleman | – lady |
| 232 | Giant | – tiny |
| 233 | Girl | – boy |
| 234 | Give | – take |
| 235 | Go | – come |
| 236 | Good | – bad |
| 237 | Good luck | – bad luck |
| 238 | Grown-up | – child |
| 239 | Guest | – host |
| 240 | Guilty | – innocent |
| 241 | Handsome | – ugly |
| 242 | Happiness | – sadness |
| 243 | Happy | – sad |
| 244 | Hard | – easy |
| 245 | Harvest | – plant |
| 246 | Hate | – enjoy |
| 247 | Health | – disease |
| 248 | Healthy | – ill |
| 249 | Heat | – cold |
| 250 | Heaven | – hell |
| 251 | Heavy | – light |
| 252 | Hell | – heaven |
| 253 | Here | – there |
| 254 | High | – deep |
| 255 | High | – low |
| 256 | Hilly | – flat |
| 257 | Hit | – miss |
| 258 | Hopeful | – desperate |
| 259 | Hopeless | – hopeful |
| 260 | Horizontal | – vertical |
| 261 | Host | – guest |
| 262 | Hot | – cold |
| 263 | Huge | – tiny |
| 264 | Human | – animal |
| 265 | Humane | – cruel |
| 266 | Humid | – dry |
| 267 | Hungry | – thirsty |
| 268 | Husband | – wife |
| 269 | Ignore | – notice |
| 270 | Ill | – healty |
500 Most Common Opposite Words:
Daily Use Opposite Words
| 271 | Immigrate | – emigrate |
| 272 | Immigration | – emigration |
| 273 | Import | – export |
| 274 | In | – out |
| 275 | In front of | – back |
| 276 | In front of | – back |
| 277 | Include | – exclude |
| 278 | Increase | – reduce |
| 279 | Innocent | – guilty |
| 280 | Inside | – outside |
| 281 | Insult | – compliment |
| 282 | Intelligent | – silly |
| 283 | Intentional | – accidental |
| 284 | Interesting | – boring |
| 285 | Interrupt | – continue |
| 286 | Junior | – senior |
| 287 | Kind | – cruel |
| 288 | Lack | – abundance |
| 289 | Lady | – gentleman |
| 290 | Land | – take off |
| 291 | Land | – water |
| 292 | Large | – small |
| 293 | Last | – first |
| 294 | Late | – early |
| 295 | Laugh | – cry |
| 296 | Lazy | – active |
| 297 | Lead | – follow |
| 298 | Learn | – teach |
| 299 | Leave | – arrive |
| 300 | Left | – right |
| 301 | Lend | – borrow |
| 302 | Less | – more |
| 303 | Let | – forbid |
| 304 | Lie | – stand |
| 305 | Life | – death |
| 306 | Light | – dark |
| 307 | Light | – heavy |
| 308 | Like | – hate |
| 309 | Liquid | – solid |
| 310 | Little | – big |
| 311 | Little | – much |
| 312 | Live | – die |
| 313 | Long | – short |
| 314 | Lose | – win |
| 315 | Loser | – winner |
| 316 | Loud | – quiet |
| 317 | Love | – hate |
| 318 | Lovely | – terrible |
| 319 | Low | – high |
| 320 | Lower | – raise |
| 321 | Major | – minor |
| 322 | Male | – female |
| 323 | Man | – woman |
| 324 | Many | – few |
| 325 | Marriage | – divorce |
| 326 | Married | – divorced |
| 327 | Marry | – divorce |
| 328 | Master | – servant |
| 329 | Maximum | – minimum |
| 330 | Mean | – generous |
| 331 | Melt | – freeze |
| 332 | Men | – women |
| 333 | Mend | – break |
| 334 | Mess | – order |
| 335 | Midnight | – noon |
| 336 | Minimum | – maximum |
| 337 | Minor | – major |
| 338 | Miss | – catch |
| 339 | Miss | – hit |
| 340 | Moderate | – extreme |
| 341 | Modern | – ancient |
| 342 | Monarchy | – republic |
| 343 | Moon | – sun |
| 344 | More | – less |
| 345 | Morning | – evening |
| 346 | Mountain | – valley |
| 347 | Much | – little |
| 348 | Narrow | – broad |
| 349 | Nasty | – nice |
| 350 | Native | – foreigner |
Antonym Words for Beginners
500 Most Common Opposite Words:
| 351 | Natural | – artificial |
| 352 | Near | – distant |
| 353 | Negative | – affirmative |
| 354 | Nephew | – niece |
| 355 | Never | – always |
| 356 | New | – ancient |
| 357 | Nice | – awful |
| 358 | Niece | – nephew |
| 359 | Night | – day |
| 360 | No | – yes |
| 361 | Nobody | – everybody |
| 362 | Noisy | – quiet |
| 363 | None of | – al lot of |
| 364 | Noon | – midnight |
| 365 | Normal | – strange |
| 366 | North | – south |
| 367 | Not yet | – already |
| 368 | Nothing | – everything |
| 369 | Notice | – ignore |
| 370 | Now | – then |
| 371 | Occasionally | – frequently |
| 372 | Occupied | – vacant |
| 373 | Odd | – even |
| 374 | Off | – on |
| 375 | Often | – seldom |
| 376 | Old | – modern |
| 377 | On | – off |
| 378 | Open | – closed |
| 379 | Open | – closed |
| 380 | Opponent | – supporter |
| 381 | Order | – mess |
| 382 | Ordinary | – special |
| 383 | Other | – same |
| 384 | Out | – in |
| 385 | Outside | – inside |
| 386 | Outskirts | – centre |
| 387 | Over | – under |
| 388 | Parents | – children |
| 389 | Part | – whole |
| 390 | Partial | – total |
| 391 | Particular | – general |
| 392 | Pass | – fail |
| 393 | Past | – future |
| 394 | Peace | – war |
| 395 | Permit | – forbid |
| 396 | Plant | – harvest |
| 397 | Pleasant | – awful |
| 398 | Plenty | – lack |
| 399 | Polite | – rude |
| 400 | Poor | – rich |
| 401 | Poverty | – wealth |
| 402 | Powerful | – weak |
| 403 | Presence | – absence |
| 404 | Present | – past |
| 405 | Pretty | – ugly |
| 406 | Private | – public |
| 407 | Probably | – certainly |
| 408 | Professional | – amateur |
| 409 | Protect | – attack |
| 410 | Protection | – attack |
| 411 | Public | – private |
| 412 | Pull | – push |
| 413 | Pupil | – teacher |
| 414 | Push | – pull |
| 415 | Question | – answer |
| 416 | Quick | – slow |
| 417 | Quiet | – loud |
| 418 | Rainy | – sunny |
| 419 | Raise | – lower |
| 420 | Rear | – front |
Basic Opposite Words
500 Most Common Opposite Words:
| 421 | Receive | – send |
| 422 | Reduce | – increase |
| 423 | Refuse | – agree |
| 424 | Regret | – satisfaction |
| 425 | Remember | – forget |
| 426 | Repair | – damage |
| 427 | Reply | – ask |
| 428 | Reply | – question |
| 429 | Republic | – dictatorship |
| 430 | Rest | – work |
| 431 | Rich | – poor |
| 432 | Right | – left |
| 433 | Right | – wrong |
| 434 | Rise | – sink |
| 435 | Rough | – gentle |
| 436 | Rough | – smooth |
| 437 | Rude | – polite |
| 438 | Rural | – urban |
| 439 | Sad | – happy |
| 440 | Sadness | – happiness |
| 441 | Safe | – dangerous |
| 442 | Safety | – danger |
| 443 | Salt | – sugar |
| 444 | Same | – different |
| 445 | Satisfaction | – regret |
| 446 | Satisfy | – annoy |
| 447 | Save | – spend |
| 448 | Scream | – whisper |
| 449 | Security | – danger |
| 450 | Seldom | – often |
| 451 | Sell | – buy |
| 452 | Send | – receive |
| 453 | Senior | – junior |
| 454 | Separate | – connect |
| 455 | Serious | – funny |
| 456 | Servant | – master |
| 457 | Set free | – arrest |
| 458 | Shallow | – deep |
| 459 | Sharp | – blunt |
| 460 | Shelter | – exposure |
| 461 | Short | – long |
| 462 | Shout | – whisper |
| 463 | Shut | – open |
| 464 | Sick | – healthy |
| 465 | Silent | – noisy |
| 466 | Silly | – intelligent |
| 467 | Simple | – complicated |
| 468 | Single | – married |
| 469 | Sink | – rise |
| 470 | Sister | – brother |
| 471 | Sit | – stand |
| 472 | Slim | – fat |
| 473 | Slow | – fast |
| 474 | Small | – big |
| 475 | Smooth | – rough |
| 476 | Soft | – hard |
| 477 | Solid | – liquid |
| 478 | Some | – many |
| 479 | Sometimes | – often |
| 480 | Son | – daughter |
| 481 | Soul | – body |
| 482 | Sour | – sweet |
| 483 | South | – north |
| 484 | Special | – general |
| 485 | Spring | – autumn |
| 486 | Stand | – lie |
| 487 | Stand | – sit |
| 488 | Start | – finish |
| 489 | Start | – stop |
| 490 | Stop | – start |
| 491 | Strange | – normal |
| 492 | Stranger | – native |
| 493 | Strict | – gentle |
| 494 | Strong | – weak |
| 495 | Student | – teacher |
| 496 | Stupid | – clever |
| 497 | Subtract | – add |
| 498 | Suburb | – centre |
| 499 | Succeed | – fail |
| 500 | Success | – failure |
Oposite Words Vocabulary
| 501 | Sugar | – salt |
| 502 | Summer | – winter |
| 503 | Sun | – moon |
| 504 | Sunny | – cloudy |
| 505 | True | – false |
| 506 | Trust | – suspect |
| 507 | Ugliness | – beauty |
| 508 | Ugly | – beautiful |
| 509 | Under | – over |
| 510 | Unite | – divide |
| 511 | Unity | – division |
| 512 | Up | – down |
| 513 | Upstairs | – downstairs |
| 514 | Urban | – rural |
| 515 | Useful | – useless |
| 516 | Useless | – useful |
| 517 | Vacant | – occupied |
| 518 | Valley | – mountain |
| 519 | Vertical | – horizontal |
| 520 | Victory | – defeat |
| 521 | Village | – town |
| 522 | Violent | – gentle |
| 523 | Visitor | – host |
| 524 | Voluntary | – compulsory |
| 525 | Vowel | – consonant |
| 526 | War | – peace |
| 527 | Warm | – cool |
| 528 | Waste | – save |
| 529 | Water | – land |
| 530 | Weak | – powerful |
| 531 | Wealth | – poverty |
| 532 | Wealthy | – poor |
| 533 | Wedding | – divorce |
| 534 | Well | – ill |
| 535 | West | – east |
| 536 | Wet | – dry |
| 537 | Whisper | – scream |
| 538 | White | – black |
| 539 | Whole | – part |
| 540 | Wide | – narrow |
